Homeless Network Scotland

Nearly 1,000 people were supported and 662 households were prevented from being affected by the homelessness crisis in the first pilot scheme to evaluate how to carry out the upcoming ‘Ask and Act’ prevention duties, according to the fund’s newly released report. 

Homeless Network Scotland has appointed Jules Oldham as its partnerships and consultancy advisor. With nearly 25 years of dedicated experience in housing and homelessness – spanning frontline support, strategic leadership, national policy influence and international collaboration – Jules

Deputy first minister Jenny Gilruth has today announced the rollout of an expanded 10-year £50 million Homelessness Prevention Fund. A total of £1m is being made available for a second year to enable social landlords and third sector organisations to support tenants to stay in their home

Matt Hamill has taken on the newly created role of head of policy and impact at Homeless Network Scotland. Matt joins HNS from the Scottish National Party’s Westminster Group, bringing strong experience in policy development, research and political engagement.

More than 40 leading organisations have today urged the new Scottish Government to put joined-up working at the heart of its response to the housing and homelessness emergency. The Everyone Home Collective has welcomed the First Minister’s commitment to a cross government approach, saying it p

Candidates from across Scotland’s political parties came together in Edinburgh yesterday to set out plans to tackle the country’s housing emergency, with a shared commitment to delivering more homes across all tenures and retaining the role of housing cabinet secretary emerging as common

Homeless Network Scotland chief executive Maggie Brünjes discusses how the eight relevant bodies responsible for delivering the Ask and Act duties can use their collective influence – not only to prevent homelessness, but to drive the upstream change needed to tackle its root causes. For

The Everyone Home Collective and the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) have jointly issued a position paper calling on the Scottish Government to integrate housing equality and strategic support into More Homes Scotland, the national housing agency announced by the First Min

People facing homelessness in Scotland are once again at risk of trauma and harm as the housing emergency threatens the return of old-style communal night shelters, experts fear.

The impact and dedication of people working to prevent and address homelessness will be acknowledged at this week's Scottish Homelessness Conference, taking place at Perth Concert Hall. The Salvation Army is official conference partner for the annual event, run by Homeless Network Scotland.  

People with lived experience of homelessness are uniting with dozens of leading organisations to demand urgent action on Scotland’s worsening housing crisis. Their joint manifesto, which will be launched at Scotland’s Annual Homelessness Conference in Perth today, calls on all political

Homeless Network Scotland provides its own commentary on this week's passing of the Housing (Scotland) Bill. Late on Tuesday night, MSPs passed the Housing (Scotland) Bill. This is a landmark moment for the many organisations that have been working for years to prevent homelessness – and more

Analysing the Scottish Government's new housing measures, Homeless Network Scotland CEO Maggie Brünjes welcomes them as positive steps while arguing that the announced funding and long-term strategy are insufficient to fully resolve the nation's housing emergency. We welcome measures announced

Frontline homelessness staff are to be honoured at this year’s Homeless Network Scotland conference for the great work they are doing to support people in the face of the housing emergency.

A new unified model of support for people experiencing homelessness in Glasgow launched yesterday – shaped by the expertise and priorities of people who’ve been there.