Homeless Network Scotland
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Ending homelessness in Scotland is possible if we connect, learn and act together on what works and what matters. Home of @HFScotland #EveryoneHome
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http://www.homelessnetwork.scot 02-12-2015 12:14:51
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Brilliant to have Homeless Network Scotland championing these important issues. We’re behind you all the way.
Scottish Housing Regulator says systemic failure in homelessness services is BEYOND anything it can do: “systemic failure requires a systemic intervention that is beyond our regulatory powers”. Scottish Government must give extraordinary response in budget, it’s not business as usual.
ℹ️ Scot Gov Fairer has today published how it allocated £2m funding for councils facing the biggest pressures on temporary accommodation. 15 councils received a share, ranging from £17,897 in East Ayrshire and Shetland Islands Council to £545,861 in The City of Edinburgh Council gov.scot/publications/t…
We're backing calls by @shelter and Glasgow City Council officials for cross-party members to declare a housing emergency tomorrow. The city has made great strides in tackling homelessness but faces a perfect storm of pressure on accommodation and services: dailyrecord.co.uk/news/glasgow-p…
Struggling families already have to choose between putting food on the table, paying bills or getting into debt. Humza Yousaf Scottish Government must prioritise child poverty in all tax & spending decisions this Budget. Read our joint letter: endchildpoverty.org.uk/letter_to_firs…… #EndChildPoverty
A case worker told me that she knows of 42 occasions this month so far (in just one local authority area) where people presented as homeless, but told there was nowhere for them to stay and given sleeping bags. #HousingCrisis
There are 30,000 households in Scotland’s homelessness system, the highest level since records began. The upcoming #ScotBudget needs to address the escalating #HomelessnessCrisis
Along with members of the Everyone Home Collective and others including Poverty Alliance and CPAG Scotland, we have signed this letter to the Deputy First Minister.
It calls for urgent action to tackle homelessness in the Scottish Government budget.
homelessnetwork.scot/2023/11/22/eve…
Too many people are waiting for a safe, secure home; watching their life chances being damaged and their options and possibilities being limited as they are pulled into homelessness.
We stand with Homeless Network Scotland and 40 orgs to call for more #socialhousing 💙
Yes: 65
No: 50
This evening Scottish Parliament agreed a motion from Mark Griffin, amended by Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian, which stops short of declaring a housing emergency in Scotland.
A response from the #EveryoneHome collective will be posted here tomorrow.