On Tuesday 26 July, representatives from across Scottish Government joined Homeless Network Scotland to discover and define what a practical, joined up system response should look like for people facing severe and multiple disadvantage – people having a really tough time. We were excited to meet colleagues from across the…
by Michelle Major, Homeless Network Scotland The Housing First Europe Hub can help organisations, governments, housing providers, and professionals to organize information sessions and training for a wide range of audiences. Within this offer is the annual education programme for Housing First trainers, designed for trainers who want to specialise…
Scotland’s Housing First Conference takes place on Thursday 31 March in person once again and highlights conditions needed across health, housing, justice and social care to ensure that Housing First is successful as it scales up in most Scottish council areas. Firmly established as national policy in 2018, by the…
Housing First Check-up How we make sure Housing First is delivered across Scotland according to the principles plus tools to support councils and monitor progress. Housing First Scotland Annual Check-up 2023-24 Homeless Network Scotland has published the latest Housing First Scotland Annual Check-up detailing the progress and challenges in delivering…
Housing and homelessness – joint response to National Care Service consultation Proposals for a National Care Service in Scotland could signal an opportunity to join up services and responses for some of society’s most excluded groups, according to a joint consultation response submitted to the Scottish Government today (Monday 1 November) by organisations representing the housing and homelessness sectors. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Everyone Home Collective and members of the lived…