The Scottish Housing Regulator has continued to publish its monthly updates on the impact of Covid-19 on the work delivered by social landlords, which includes local authorities delivering statutory homelessness services.  The data for September points us towards some good news, and also identifies some areas that still require improvement.  The…

We are pleased to continue to support the work by the Scottish Government and local authorities to develop clear guidance as the revised Unsuitable Accommodation Order across the country.  In our response to a recent informal consultation, we welcomed the clarifications in the updated draft of the guidance in relation…

In our response to the Scottish Government consultation on a Ministerial Statement for modifying local connection referrals in Scotland we reaffirmed our strong commitment to the suspension of local connection referrals in Scotland, endorsing the position that better housing outcomes are more likely to be achieved through increased choice for…

Homeless Network Scotland and Crisis Scotland, working with local authority and Scottish Government colleagues, have prepared a short guide on what the HARSAG recommendations mean for Rapid Rehousing Transition Plans going forward. The guide is intended to assist local authority leaders to transfer policy and practice recommendations from the Homelessness…

The latest update from Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder Tracker, published this week, shows that there have been no evictions since the Pathfinder began more than two years ago. More than 300 tenancies have now been created with just under 90% of people remaining in their home.  These latest numbers demonstrates the effectiveness of the Housing First model in…