Homelessness

An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

This bulletin provides information about homelessness in Scotland, with a focus on the equalities characteristics of homeless applicants.

Measures on preventing homelessness.

Improving standards of temporary accommodation.

Code of guidance to help guide local authorities in their duties to assist people who are threatened with or who are experiencing homelessness.

Winter resources announced on World Homeless Day.

£1.5 million for social landlords to work with families.

New legislation will reduce time spent in B&Bs and hostels.

Helping homeless people into stable accommodation.

Homelessness consultation backs stronger protections.

Analysis of responses to the consultation on local connection and intentionality provisions in homelessness legislation.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Limiting stays in B&Bs and more consistent quality standards.

Views sought on extending the seven day restriction to all people experiencing homelessness and introduction of a new standards framework.

Guidance on allocating homes in the social rented sector.

This consultation paper invites your views on commencing the Local Connection and Intentionality provisions in the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes in the period to 30 September 2018.

Sets out how national and local government and the third sector will work together.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Study exploring the relationship between homelessness and health.

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group recommendations.

New measures to build on winter efforts.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes in the period to 30 September 2017.

Delivery against actions to tackle rough sleeping.  

Immediate actions put in place.

Recommendations for reducing rough sleeping this winter (2017).

Minutes from the second meeting of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group.

Minutes and agenda from the first meeting of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group held on the 5 October 2017.

Membership of expert group announced, work starts now.

£50 million ‘Ending Homelessness Together’ fund

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart addresses Scottish Parliament regarding our new approach to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Guidance note setting out the property value thresholds for the Home Owners’ Support Fund (HOSF) for 2017 and 2018.

Guidance intended to assist social landlords participating or considering participation in the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme.

Guidance to assist money advisers acting on behalf of applicants to the Home Owners’ Support Fund (HOSF)

Support for young people at risk of being pushed into homelessness.

Information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes in the period to 30 September 2016.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Grants of £1.65m to help homeless and vulnerable people.

A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Homeless applications also reduced.

Scotland leads way in UK.

Guidance note intended to assist trustees acting on behalf of applicants to the Home Owners' Support Fund (HOSF).

The average apartment rent charges used to calculate grants for our Home Owners' Support Fund.

Application form for our Home Owners' Support Fund.

Income and expenditure assessment form for our Mortgage to Shared Equity scheme.

Information on mortgage to shared equity for money advisers.

Information for lenders about our Home Owners' Support Fund.

Plan identifying priority actions agreed upon by housing sector representatives to ensure we are able to deliver the objectives set out in our housing strategies.

Information about our Home Owners' Support Fund for people struggling with mortgage repayments. Also available in large print.

List of registered social landlords participating in our Mortgage to Rent scheme.

Repairs claim form for social landlords who are part of our Mortgage to Rent scheme.