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Glasgow Homelessness Network Conference 2011
Marion Gibbs
Scottish Government
2012 Homelessness Target
• All unintentionally homeless households will be entitled to settled accommodation
• Removal of “priority need” test
Progress – 2010/11
• 88% of homelessness assessments in PN – increase of 2% since 2009/10
• 2 LAs – 100% throughout the year;
• 10 LAs – over 90% of homelessness assessments in PN
• 17 LAs – between 80 – 90% in PN
• 1 LA – between 70 – 80% in PN
• 2 LAs – under 70% in PN
SG/COSLA Joint 2012 Steering Group
• Membership – SG, COSLA, SOLACE, ALACHO and SFHA
• Met since October 2009 – initial focus on young people and development of housing options/prevention
Four Key Objectives
• Corporate buy-in and joint working
• Prevention of homelessness
• Access to other stock – RSL and PRS
• Investment in housing
What are Housing Options?
• Introduces a culture change – move form process driven to outcome focused
• Looks at all the options available – and can cover more than just housing
• Involves the household in the decisions about them
• Crucially important that it does not undermine legislation – safety net provision
Housing options “hubs”
• Five across Scotland – all 32 LAs and partners • Seminars in August/September 2010 involving
LAs and RSLs; national seminar August 2011• Development of action plans – now all agreed
and funding being released – on website• All at different stages and all with a slightly
different focus but all have aim of continuing/moving towards a housing options approach and the prevention of homelessness
Glasgow and West of Scotland
• West hub: East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire Councils, GHA
• Action plan on website
• Glasgow – housing options work
Other work
• Cross sector supported accommodation working group – report and implementation group being established
• Health and homelessness
• National co-ordinators
• Housing support consultation
• Other legislative requirements – 2012 SSI
Question
• How best to promote the prevention of homelessness, and the development of the housing options approach, in Glasgow?