Returning to the subject of homelessness, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black speak to two charities that between them have been operating in Scotland for almost 350 years.

Helen Murdoch and Janet Haugh provide brief histories of their respective charities, The Salvation Army and Right There, before turning the focus to current challenges.

We then discuss The Salvation Army’s Breaking the Cycle report, which is recommending urgent collection of data on the number of people rough sleeping, along with cause-of-death data for anyone who dies while living in temporary accommodation, as well as the Right There Impact Report, which measured the saving to the public purse as a result of the support that it provides to people facing or experiencing homelessness.

A transcript of this episode is available here.

Jimmy Black has written a blog to accompany the episode here.

Further reading:

• The Difference That Right There Makes: Social Return on Investment Approach Impact Evaluation
• Breaking the Cycle: Understanding the challenges in accessing wrap-around support for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland

The Scottish Housing News Podcast is co-hosted by Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black. All episodes are available here as well as on the following platforms:

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