Govan Law Centre’s (GLC) Annual Report to the year end 31 March 2025 gives a synopsis of the thousands of successful outcomes we achieve for clients each year, helping them with a difficult moment in their lives or securing legal rights that will keep them safe.
You can read or download our Annual Report below.
This report highlights our additional value for Scotland, by our wider strategic public interest litigation, policy and law reform work; all of which helps improve the legal rights and wellbeing of many vulnerable citizens across Scotland.
The demand for our legal services increased over the last year across a range of legal areas. One particular trend was the rise in assistance with housing and homelessness cases: up from 294 clients in 2023/24 to 782 client cases in 2024/25. The most significant driver was a substantial rise in rough sleeping cases and unsuitable homelessness accommodation cases in Glasgow.
Key outcomes included:
- handled 5,392 Type 1, 2 & 3 cases
- assisted 1,835 new clients in Type 2 case work
- assisted 902 new clients in Type 3 case work
- 793 homelessness cases resolved
- GLC’s Education Law Unit opened 221 new files; 186 references to the Tribunal and handled 1,117 enquiries to our national Helpline
- £678,576 client financial gains
- £50,440 non-housing debt managed for clients
- £1,756,903 housing debt managed for clients
- £43,891 council tax arrears under negotiation
- 89% of our core client group in Glasgow has an income of less than £6,000 per annum; over half experienced homelessness or were threatened with homelessness; and almost one third had a disability including mental illness, physical impairment or long term illness.
