Homeless Network Scotland’s latest Network Briefing is now live to view here including a very exciting full-time secondment opportunity to join the Scottish Government homelessness team, plus the first impact report from the Everyone Home collective after a full year of operation; and lots more. Please contact us to submit…

This week, the covid-related exemptions in the order were extended again to September 2021. The order has been at the forefront of housing and homelessness policy due to the progressive outcomes for people it intends to achieve, balanced with the additional housing pressures on local councils as a consequence of…

Following this week’s statement by the First Minister, those of us concerned about homelessness were reassured by the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to resolve the issue, including £3.5 billion to deliver 100,000 affordable homes. For the cabinet, ministers and MSPs this period is the beginning of a new Parliamentary term buoyed…

Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder has created more than 500 tenancies since it launched two years ago, with an additional 25 added in April 2021. Housing First provides ordinary, settled housing as a first response for people whose homelessness is made harder by experiences such as trauma, addiction and mental ill…

First up is Tools, Tips Techniques for Involving People in your Service: an online session for both frontline practitioners and managers. Often individuals and communities who don’t have a common, collective voice and are typically underrepresented in consultation and the development of services. This interactive course looks in depth at:…