A busy first half of 2021 for Homeless Network Scotland included hosting the sector’s largest gatherings online, expansion of All In For Change – Scotland’s lived experience experts – and consolidation of the Everyone Home Collective, which now includes more than 30 third sector and academic organisations concerned about homelessness….
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Policy and Research Timeline 2018: The transition to Rapid Rehousing and Housing First became the cornerstone of the joint Scottish Government and COSLA Ending Homelessness Together plan. This created the need to redefine the role of supported housing as a response to homelessness in Scotland. 2020: Homeless Network Scotland commissioned…
In a statement released today (Wed 15 July 2020) the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, approved in principle all 105 recommendations from the Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Action Group. The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action group (HARSAG) was reconvened in response to the pandemic. The…
People have a right to a home Housing First prioritises access to housing as quickly as possible. Eligibility for housing is not contingent on any conditions other than willingness to maintain a tenancy. The housing provided is based on suitability (stability, choice, affordability, quality, community integration) rather than the type…