The housing regulator’s conclusions match the same range of issues raised by the Everyone Home collective. While some councils have had success in moving toward a Rapid Rehousing approach, others are contending with not enough homes and too many people in temporary accommodation. Read the Regulator’s thematic inquiry report on…
The Scottish Government annual report to Parliament on the Action Plan was published Thursday 20 October: Ending Homelessness Together: Annual report to the Scottish Parliament October 2022 (www.gov.scot) The report summarises progress towards meeting the commitments made in the Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan. The Measurement Task and Finish Group (co-chaired…
As people are forced to leave their homes behind in all parts of Scotland, and across many parts of the world, it can be easy to feel powerless – and difficult to know where to help. On World Homeless Day (10 October 2022), people who play a role in their…
A collection of insights into homelessness in Scotland has been published to mark the 10-year anniversary of the 2012 commitment which had set Scotland apart internationally in how seriously it took the task of ending homelessness. The 2012 commitment was the result of legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament in…
Published today, this report provides an analysis of responses to the joint Scottish Government/ COSLA consultation on proposed new prevention of homelessness duties, which ran from 17 December 2021 to 8 April 2022. There is widespread support for both the package of reforms and the individual proposals outlined in the…