Housing Options Scotland

Housing Options Scotland and CaCHE have come together to produce a series of 'In Conversation' blogs and short videos which tell stories about why accessible and inclusive housing, and housing-related services, are key to people’s lives.

The Military Matters team at Housing Options Scotland (HOS) is looking back on another successful year and a decade of work for the service. At the halfway point of this financial year, the service had been approached by 144 new veterans for help with their housing options and the number of veterans

Housing Options Scotland and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) have come together to produce a series of 'In Conversation' blogs and podcast-style recordings which tell stories about why accessible and inclusive housing, and housing-related services, are key to people’s

The latest guests on the Scottish Housing News Podcast are gathering stories about the way Scotland’s housing services handle people with protected characteristics. Podcast co-host Jimmy Black says “we only have laws against discrimination because some people do it”. Read on ...

Housing Options Scotland (HOS) welcomed Shona Robison MSP, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, volunteers, staff and guests to a 25th anniversary event at the V&A in Dundee to celebrate 25 years of the organisation.

Housing charity Housing Options Scotland has announced an event to mark its 25-year anniversary. On 11th November the eye-catching and inspiring design of the V&A in Dundee will be the venue for Scotland’s housing advice charity - Housing Options Scotland - to celebrate 25 years as a chari

A new report on alternative models of rent control for Scotland has been launched by the Cross Party Group on Housing launched at a meeting in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. During the meeting, Professor Ken Gibb, director of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), presented th

In a guest blog for the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), Pedro Cameron from Housing Options Scotland highlights the link between homelessness and inequality, and explains why it’s crucial for local authorities to embed Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Accessibility (IDEA

In a guest blog for the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities, Moira Bayne discusses the accessibility of social housing allocation processes used by councils across Scotland, and the impact on people with learning disabilities. Housing is an important issue for many pe

Housing Options Scotland is marking a year since the launch of its Homeless Housing Options (HHO) service by reflecting on what it has learned.

Housing Options Scotland has joined Everyone Home, bringing the number of organisations in the collective to 37. In 2022 Housing Options Scotland is celebrating 25 years of providing housing information, support and advice across Scotland.

Housing Options Scotland (HOS) is launching a new service that provides assistance to disabled people moving out for the first time.

Housing Options Scotland is currently recruiting six volunteers to help to service find the right home in the right place for its new veteran clients. The charity works with disabled people, older people and veterans to find the Right Home in the Right Place.

According to a new report by Housing Options Scotland, help to find housing for Scottish veterans has never been more needed. Housing Options Scotland is a charity supporting older people, disabled people and veterans to find their own homes.

Housing Options Scotland is a charity helping people with disabilities to find the best possible accommodation for their needs. Working with a large cross-section of society, the charity has noticed that - despite doubling their caseload in the past year - people with learning difficulties still onl