Ginny Cooper & David Ramsay from Homeless Network Scotland reflect on their experiences working with people to lead Change. Ginny: My colleague David and I are programme leads at Homeless Network Scotland focusing on systems and culture change and prevention, respectively. A big part of the transformational change we are…

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The Scottish Government has published the latest homelessness statistics, covering April to September 2021.  The data shows:  There were 14,447 homelessness applications across the country.  While this is 2% higher than the same period in 2020, it remains lower than before the pandemic  There remained 26,001 open homelessness cases at…

Prevention of Homelessness Duties Live today, scheduled at 14.50-16.20  Today, the Scottish Parliament will debate the joint Scottish Government and COSLA consultation on the Prevention of Homelessness Duties. This seeks to: strengthen the rights of people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in Scotland.  support the principles as informed by the final report of…

Official homeless data for the six month period to September 2021 was released by the Scottish Government today. The over reliance on temporary accommodation is the bane of all efforts to end homelessness in Scotland. The pandemic forced a record high which is now creeping back up again. More at…