It is a shameful truth that people experiencing the worst disadvantage in Scotland today face the biggest hurdles to getting support. This is not down to a failure of individual services or frontline practice. It is a systemic problem in the way that services are designed, funded and delivered to…

A homelessness prevention fund that supported 662 people to stay in their homes has returned with a new £1 million programme for Glasgow.   Applications are now open for the Glasgow Upstream Homelessness Prevention Fund, a Scottish Government-backed initiative to help housing associations, third sector organisations and local partners prevent homelessness before it…

A coalition of Scottish charities, frontline service providers and academics have called on the Scottish Government to ‘Build like Burnham’ by delivering at least 15,693 quality affordable homes a year to end Scotland’s housing emergency, as the new Prime Minister pledges to unleash what he calls “the biggest council house…

The new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to end rough sleeping, backed by new investment, is a positive step. The additional funding that will come to Scotland through Barnett consequentials provides an important opportunity to strengthen efforts to end rough sleeping in Scotland and support more people into safe, secure…

Almost 1,000 people were supported and homelessness crisis was prevented for 662 households in the first pilot scheme to test out how to deliver the upcoming ‘Ask and Act’ prevention duties, a newly published evaluation of the programme shows. The Upstream Homelessness Prevention Fund learning report shares findings from seven…