About our organisation
A brief history
Homeless Network Scotland was established in 1980 to bring together the different sectors, organisations and individuals that want to put an end to homelessness and to retain a long-term overview. This overarching purpose is as true today as it was then.
1980
Established in Glasgow
New legislation and rights: Housing (Scotland) Act
1987
Rough Sleeping Initiative launched in Scotland
1997
Renamed Glasgow Homelessness Network
2002
New Legislation
and Rights Homelessness etc
(Scotland) Act 2003
2003
Glasgow’s 5 year Hostel Closure
Programme begins
2003
Health and Homelessness Standards introduced for HNS Boards
2005
Statutory Guidance on Preventing Homelessness published
2009
2012
The 2012 target: Removal of Priority Need
Launch of Housing First Scotland
2016
Co-found and launch
Centre for Homelessness Impact
2018
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group Final Report and a new plan to End Homelessness
in Scotland
2018
Homeless Network Scotland
2019
