Key Policy and Strategy Resources - Homeless Network Scotland: we are all in

Housing to 2040 (2021)

Sets out a vision for housing in Scotland to 2040 and a route map to get there with the aim that everyone has an affordable home in the place they want to be.

Contents

Chapter 1 Housing in Scotland: A Distinctive Approach
Chapter 2 Looking Ahead
Taking forward Housing to 2040 15
Chapter 3 The Route Map 16
Part 1 – More Homes at the heart of great places 16
A. Affordable home supply 17
B. Attracting investment 19
C. Building stronger and more vibrant places 21
D. Communities at the heart 25
E. Rural and island communities 27
F. Taxation 30

Part 2 – Affordability and choice 31
A. The right to an adequate home and delivering equality 31
B. Ending homelessness 34
C. The rented sector 36
D. The housing market and home ownership 39

Part 3 – Affordable warmth and zero emissions homes 43
A. Zero emissions new homes 44
B. Zero emissions existing homes 45
C. Housing’s contribution to the green recovery 48

Part 4 – Improving the quality of all homes 51
A. A new Housing Standard 52
B. Independent living 55
Housing to 2040 actions and policies 58
Timeline of key actions 64
Chapter 4 Housing to 2040’s contribution to the National Performance Framework 69
Chapter 5 Next Steps

77 pages

Literature review: UK veterans and homelessness

Are veterans particularly vulnerable to homelessness? A number of researchers have examined whether this assumption is correct, if so why, and what can be done to address the issue. This document aims to give a brief review of these studies to inform the The Royal British Legion’s service and strategy development in regard to homelessness.

7 pages

The Roadmap to End Homelessness Amongst Veterans (2024)

This report recommends reform to help ex-Service personnel avoid homelessness and rough sleeping. Produced by researchers at the University of York, The Roadmap to End Homelessness Amongst Veterans, provides a blueprint to ensure current and future generations of veterans have the skills and support required to avoid homelessness and establish a long-term sustainable home. The research highlights that some veterans, particularly those who join and leave the Service at a young age, are not well enough prepared to find and maintain a home after their time in the Armed Forces.

187 pages

Forces in Mind Trust

Parliamentary Inquiry on Homelessness (2017)

Report from the cross-party committee that led a parliamentary inquiry on homelessness, with Housing First a key recommendation.

Contents

Policy background
The causes of homelessness
Care-experienced people
Impact of welfare reform
Preventing homelessness and the “Housing Options” approach
Gatekeeping
Accessing information on Housing Options
Extending Housing Options
Data Collection and Monitoring
Tackling homelessness
Awareness of rights
Accommodation for homeless people
Temporary accommodation
Access to temporary accommodation
Length of stay in, quality and costs of temporary accommodation
Possible Solutions
Code of Guidance
The use of shelters for rough sleepers
The number of rough sleepers
Future homelessness service options
Multiple and complex needs
Housing First pilots in Scotland
Learning from Finland
A Scottish model of Housing First
Multi-agency working

Our Response:

HN S Response (PDF)

A Caring, Compassionate and Human Rights Informed Drug Policy for Scotland

A Caring, Compassionate and Human Rights Informed Drug Policy for Scotland

Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Elena Whitham, has published what progressive, evidence-based drugs policy would look like if it had human rights, public health and the reduction of harm as its underlying principles. While significant actions can continue to be progressed in Scotland, the paper argues that fundamental elements require UK Government to reform drug law to improve the lives of people who use drugs, their families and communities.