Homeless Network Scotland are proud to announce the appointment of Mhairi Snowden, who will take up the post of Head of Policy and Programmes in September.  Mhairi joins HNS from the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, where she was Director, and has a distinguished record of work across public life in…

The Supported Housing Task and Finish Group, appointed by Scottish Government and COSLA, has published its final report, recommending that national and local emergency plans should prioritise work focused on reducing temporary accommodation and the better targeting of shared and supported forms of housing.  The report was launched at Queens…

From 31 tenancies in 2018 to 318 total tenancies today, Housing First has scaled up in Glasgow, providing homes with flexible support for people whose homelessness is complex and often tied up with issues including mental health and addiction. The city’s Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) works successfully with…

This month’s briefing features details of this year’s annual homelessness conference – a 2-day event for the first time with the theme Right Here, Right Now. You’ll also find news of an event to launch the Supported Housing Task and Finish Group’s final report, responses to the Housing Bill and the housing…

Young women who have been subjected to childhood sexual abuse are more likely to end up homeless, and homeless women are more likely to suffer sexual abuse. So breaking that cycle is vital when survivors start a tenancy. Kirsty Roebuck, formerly a Tenancy Sustainment for Survivors worker at SAY Women,…