Homelessness and rough sleeping action group
£50 million ‘Ending Homelessness Together’ fund
Policy - latest
Homelessness
Latest
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Ministerial statement on homelessness, September 2017
Housing Minister Kevin Stewart addresses Scottish Parliament regarding our new approach to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.
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Homelessness and Housing Options Statistics Published
A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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UK housing benefit changes 'shameful'
Support for young people at risk of being pushed into homelessness.
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Homelessness and Housing Options Statistics Published
A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Homelessness in Scotland: update to 30 September 2016
Information on homelessness applications, assessments and outcomes in the period to 30 September 2016.
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Funding for housing projects
Grants of £1.65m to help homeless and vulnerable people.
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Homelessness in Scotland decreases
Homeless applications also reduced.
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Homelessness and Housing Options statistics published
A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Affordable homes target exceeded by 10%
Scotland leads way in UK.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: guidance for trustees
Guidance note intended to assist trustees acting on behalf of applicants to the Home Owners' Support Fund (HOSF).
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Home Owners' Support Fund: guidance for social landlords
Information for social landlords about our Home Owners' Support Fund.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: apartment rental charges by council area
The average apartment rent charges used to calculate grants for our Home Owners' Support Fund.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: application form
Application form for our Home Owners' Support Fund.
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Homeless applications continue to fall but more children in temporary accommodation
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: Mortgage to Shared Equity form
Income and expenditure assessment form for our Mortgage to Shared Equity scheme.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: guidance on mortgage to shared equity
Information on mortgage to shared equity for money advisers.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: guidance for money advisers
Our guidance for money advisers helping clients apply to the Home Owners' Support Fund.
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Affordable homes surge
Sharp rise in supply of new homes.
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Increase in number of new homes built in latest year
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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£406 million for affordable homes
Investment in council areas increased.
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Homelessness prevention plan
More funding to tackle the problem.
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£50 million backs drive to build more homes
Measures unveiled to accelerate house building.
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£25m for affordable homes in rural Scotland
New fund will boost house building and regeneration.
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Homes blueprint
Government responds to independent housing report.
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Vulnerable hit by housing benefit cuts
Urgent clarification needed on supported housing proposals.
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Fresh help for home buyers
5000 to be helped into home ownership.
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Homelessness falls
Cases continue to decrease year-on-year.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: guidance for lenders
Information for lenders about our Home Owners' Support Fund.
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Joint Housing Delivery Plan for Scotland
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.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: information booklet
Information about our Home Owners' Support Fund for people struggling with mortgage repayments. Also available in large print.
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Mortgage to Rent scheme: list of participating social landlords
List of registered social landlords participating in our Mortgage to Rent scheme.
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Home Owners' Support Fund: property thresholds guidance
Guidance on property thresholds for our Home Owners' Support Fund.
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Mortgage to Rent scheme: repairs form
Repairs claim form for social landlords who are part of our Mortgage to Rent scheme.
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Meeting the best interests of children facing homelessness
Guidance to help councils carry out their duties to children at risk of homelessness.