Transcript Scottish Government overview

Scottish Government overview
Marion Gibbs
Background
• Scotland has strong homelessness
legislation
• Homelessness etc (S) Act 2003
• 2012 homelessness “target”
– By December 2012 all unintentionally
homeless households entitled to settled
accommodation
– Basically changing legislation to remove the
distinction between “priority” and “non-priority”
2009
• Interim target set for 2009
• Following this – how to get to 2012?
• Set up the SG/COSLA Joint 2012 Steering
Group
• SG, COSLA, SOLACE, ALACHO and
SFHA
2012 Group
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Corporate buy-in
Prevention of homelessness
Access to RSL stock and the PRS
Investing in appropriate areas
Prevention
• Guidance issued in 2009
• Looking at the needs of particular groups
• Development of housing options
approaches
• England further advanced but Scotland
beginning to look at this
Housing Options
• Not process driven (completing
homelessness application and it being
assessed and decision made)
• To outcome focused (what is the most
sustainable and appropriate outcome for
household)
• Homelessness legislation a crucial safety
net
Housing Options hubs
• Five LA-led Housing Options hubs across
Scotland – geographically split
• All 32 LAs are included
• Established in 2010 with some SG funding
Hub activity
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Frequent meetings
Sharing practice
Jointly commissioning joint training
Research - PRS
IT solutions
Benchmarking
Wider sharing
• Quarterly hub “leads” seminars –
opportunity to share progress, highlight
particular pieces of work, get
presentations from other agencies
• National seminar – around 100 attendees
• SG goes to majority of hub meetings
Health
• Health and Homelessness Standards
since 2005
• Recent renewed activity
• NHS Health Scotland – roundtable
• Health and Social Care Integration –
opportunities
Contact details
• Marion Gibbs –
[email protected]
• 0141 271 3748
• http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/BuiltEnvironment/Housing/homeless