Housing First – 15 Years On explores progress over the past five years since Turning Point Scotland released its last report, while also detailing the change still needed within Scotland’s social care sector.

Turning Point Scotland believes a new oversight group for Housing First, with representatives from across the whole system, could provide direction, guidance and pressure to scale up Housing First services to meet demand.

Turning Point Scotland has a long history with the service model as the organisation that led on bringing Housing First to the UK and established the first service.

The report has been released ahead of Scotland’s Annual Homeless Conference in Perth, which will be held on 27 and 28 October and will form part of the official delegate pack.

Turning Point Scotland’s head of homelessness and prevention, Nicky Miller, will form part of a discussion panel, Housing First at 15 – The Teenage Years, drawing on the learnings outlined in the report.

Nicky Miller said: “We are proud of Turning Point Scotland’s legacy in bringing Housing First to the UK. We have released this report ahead of Scotland’s Annual Homeless Conference, as we want to constructively contribute to discussions at this event around Housing First.

“This report reflects on what has changed and what still needs to change, not just in terms of delivering Housing First services but to ensure that the whole social care system is designed to deliver wrap-around support when and where it is needed.”