Charities and voluntary groups are ramping up efforts to support vulnerable people during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Independent Care Review (ICR) revealed those who grow up in care are 'substantially more likely' to struggle later on in life.
Scotland has the highest rate of homeless deaths in the UK, with nearly four people dying a week.
Charities can apply for grants of up to £100,000 a year from the Scottish Government.
Crisis publish report on the 'most common yet misunderstood' form of homelessness.
Figures showed 12,343 children were part of live homelessness applications on Christmas Day 2018.
Gordon MacDonald MSP said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) owns 1,087 properties in Scotland that are unoccupied.
The Scottish Housing Regulator announced it will visit the council to test its performance.
The vast majority were living in temporary accommodation at the time of their deaths.
