On September 1st, the First Minister introduced the new Programme for Government for 2020-2021 in the Scottish Parliament. It includes a continuing strong focus on policies designed to prevent homelessness and fix it when it happens. The commitments impacting on homelessness draw on the work of the Scottish Government’s Social Renewal…
One size fits all approaches generally don’t work. Instead, Housing First is a highly personalised approach that ends people’s homelessness with housing rapidly. It also assigns a highly trained support worker to get alongside the new tenant to make settling into their new home easier. Who is Housing First for?…
Housing First Know-how Information and resources about Housing First. 4. Policy Find out more about Scottish Government policy in relation to Housing First. Rapid Rehousing Transition Plans [pdf]Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan
Homeless Network Scotland have published the first annual check-up report on Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder. Martin Gavin, Head of External Relations, picks out the key points. Reaching the first birthday of the Pathfinder designed to scale up Housing First across six local authority areas in five partnerships, is an important…
Key resources Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan (updated Oct 2020) Youth Homelessness Prevention Pathway Preventing Homelessness in Scotland Rapid Rehousing Transition Plans Market Area Analysis, Legislative and Culture Review Ending Homelessness Together