#HousingFirstScot
#HousingFirstScot: Housing First Scotland Special Edition
To mark our support for the Housing First Scotland Annual Conference, Scottish Housing News is proud to dedicate today’s entire newsletter to Housing First.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning Kevin Stewart on Housing First on how we move to embed Housing First as the default response in Scotland.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: A normal wee place to call home
In the last of four blogs leading up to the Housing First Conference, Maggie Brünjes, Chief Executive of The Homeless Network, sums up.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Why does Housing First work?
Prof. Sarah Johnsen from Heriot-Watt University describes four key ingredients that make Housing First work.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Aye We Can deliver a fairer way by listening to lived experience
Claire Frew, Policy and Impact Manager at The Homeless Network, reflects on a ground-breaking report by people with lived experience that helped to shape homelessness policy in Scotland. Housing First and Fast was the number one recommendation.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Kick-started by Social Bite
Social Bite provided a catalyst and funds that got a cross-city Housing First Pathfinder in Scotland underway. Here they explain why and thank their supporters.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Homelessness at the Centre of Housing Policy
Ahead of the launch of Housing First guidance for Scotland’s Social Housing Professionals, Jim Strang, President of the Chartered Institute of Housing, calls for the ambitions of Housing First to be matched by funding and support.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Scotland’s leading housing group is backing Housing First
Wheatley Group’s Homelessness Lead, Catherine Wilkie, explains how the Housing First partnership is helping the most vulnerable people off the streets.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Wellbeing, Health & Housing First
Martin Gavin, Head of External Relations at The Homeless Network makes the connection between health and homelessness.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Wrap around support as long as it’s required – health and housing together
The Salvation Army are a key provider of Housing First in Scotland and update on the wrap around support they provide.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Top Tips from Dundee: Jobs, journeys and joint ventures
Bryan Smith is Operations Manager at Transform Community Development, Dundee, and a member of the consortium delivering Housing First in the city. Here he highlights some of the learning from the past 12 months.
Published 17 May 2019
#HousingFirstScot: Keeping Track
Doug Gibson, Programme Manager for Housing First Scotland Pathfinder on the latest figures.
Published 17 May 2019
