Homeless Network Scotland: we are all in

Launch of Shared Spaces research

A key piece of research and policy position was launched at our conference on Tuesday 5 October. The much-anticipated report, Shared Spaces, looks at the future role of supported and shared housing as a response to homelessness in Scotland. Find out more about Shared Spaces and read the report >>

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Report critical of ‘destitution by design’ policy

More than 30 charities and leading academics in Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government and local councils, are calling for major funders to step forward ahead of the winter months to fund a step-change in the way we support people seeking sanctuary in Scotland. The partnership, titled Fair Way…

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Housing First Pathfinder interim evaluation report published

Housing First Provision can be successfully scaled up in Scotland according to the country’s first evaluation of Housing First, published today (Wed 22 September) by I-SPHERE at Heriot Watt University. The independent Interim Report commissioned by Corra Foundation with funding from Social Bite uses a combination of data analysis and first-hand testimony from tenants, support providers, local authorities and national stakeholders to present the findings in a 90-page…

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National Care Service consultation

Housing and homelessness – joint response to National Care Service consultation Proposals for a National Care Service in Scotland could signal an opportunity to join up services and responses for some of society’s most excluded groups, according to a joint consultation response submitted to the Scottish Government today (Monday 1 November) by organisations representing the housing and homelessness sectors. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Everyone Home Collective and members of the lived…

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Right to Addiction Recovery Bill Consultation

The Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill was written by activists and was published as a member’s bill by the Scottish Conservatives. A consultation was launched in October 2021 on a proposal for a Bill and closes in January 2022. The Bill aims to give people a right in law to access a range of different options for treatment and services. In 2020, National Records…

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Glasgow meets all international homeless targets

At our annual conference in 2018 Baroness Casey of Blackstock (at that time Dame Louise Casey) announced that Glasgow would take a leading role in a new global programme to end street homelessness by 2030. The ‘A Place to Call Home’ initiative is led by the Institute of Global Homelessness…

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Upcoming events & conferences

Dec 2021

Fair Way Scotland: Roundtable for Funders, Grant Makers & Commissioners

9 Dec 2021

Online

Mar 2022

Housing First Scotland Conference

31 Mar 2022

Hybrid

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