Contact a Scottish council
Scottish local authorities have legal duties to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Temporary accommodation must be offered while a homelessness application is assessed.
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT — HOMELESSNESSHOMELESSNESS GUIDANCESettled accommodation
For households assessed as unintentionally homeless, the council duty generally includes temporary accommodation until settled accommodation is secured. Scotland abolished the priority-need test for homeless households in 2012.
CURRENT LEGISLATION SUMMARYLocal connection
Since 29 November 2022, Scottish councils generally cannot refer an applicant to another Scottish local authority solely because of local connection. Cross-border rules can still be different.
SCOTLAND HOMELESSNESS — INTRODUCTION & DUTIES