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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Housing Bill Homelessness Prevention Duties Highlighted on World Homeless Day

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To mark World Homeless Day (Thursday 10 October), Housing Minister Paul McLennan outlined how the Housing (Scotland) Bill will tackle homelessness on a visit to West Granton Housing Cooperative.

The new homelessness prevention duties in the Bill will place a stronger emphasis on prevention of homelessness based on early intervention and co-ordinated support, to help people avoid homelessness. 

Commenting ahead of the visit, Mr McLennan said:

“Becoming homeless can have an enormous impact on people’s lives, but we are determined to ensure no one need become homeless in the first place.

“That is why, as part of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, we will introduce a package of measures to support as many people as possible to stay in their homes and communities.

“One of those duties will be for social landlords to develop and implement a policy outlining how they support tenants experiencing domestic abuse.

“West Granton Housing Cooperative is leading the way on this already by implementing measures to support survivors.

“The changes are based on the principles of shared public responsibility and earlier intervention to prevent homelessness and increased choice and control over housing outcomes.

“Scotland already has some of the strongest rights across the UK for people facing homelessness and we have made record funding of £14 billion available to councils to deliver a range of services, including in homelessness.

“We want to build on that foundation so people can get the help they need before they reach the point of housing crisis.”

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