Homeless Network Scotland: we are all in

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What will you learn in 2023?

Every day’s a learning day Closer to home:a place-based approach to preventing homelessness All homelessness starts in a community, so a place-based approach to preventing it happening is part of a wider shift towards employing assets that already exist in communities to improve wellbeing, address poverty and prevent homelessness. The…

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2023: Easy Does It

Maggie Brunjes, Chief Executive of Homeless Network Scotland, on why we must commit to making it easier to end homelessness in Scotland. Scotland is legally committed to everyone having a home to build and live their lives. But has so far lacked the systems – and in some places, resources…

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Home for 10: Journal of Insights into Homelessness in Scotland

A collection of insights into homelessness in Scotland has been published to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2012 commitment which had set Scotland apart internationally in how seriously it took the task of ending homelessness. The 2012 commitment was the result of legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament in…

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Staying In

All homelessness starts in a community. But not all communities are at equal risk. Homeless Network Scotland wanted to test a new approach to tackle the uneven distribution of homelessness risk, at the heart of the places most affected by it. We set about to test what happens when ‘subject…

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The Big Ask: acting now to prevent homelessness

A summary of the key themes from a webinar hosted by Homeless Network Scotland on 21 February 2023 which was attended by over 120 colleagues from 19 local authorities, from the NHS, health and social care partnerships, housing associations, academia and the third sector. In a cost-of-living crisis with rising homelessness,…

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Homelessness Services in Scotland review published

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the findings of its thematic review of council homelessness services. Homelessness services in Scotland: A thematic review – February 2023 | Scottish Housing Regulator. While some councils have had success moving towards an approach with rapid rehousing at the centre, others are finding it…

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Upcoming events & conferences

March 2023

Closer to home: a place-based approach to preventing homelessness

21 March 2023

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April 2023

Rough guide to homelessness policy & legislation in Scotland

18 & 19 April 2023

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Learn

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