❗ A homelessness prevention fund that supported 662 people to stay in their homes is back with a £1million programme for Glasgow. The ScotGov-backed Upstream programme will support innovative prevention work by housing associations and 3rd sector partners. More: buff.ly/qTCeRfx @sfha.bsky.social

🆕 Just a few days left to save 20% on all ticket options to Scotland's national homelessness conference - including attendance on both days, networking dinner and residential packages. Check out the early bird programme preview + booking options to suit all availability and budgets: buff.ly/eQtUNPo

How do we stop people slipping through the gaps? Our Matt Hamill was on BBC Reporting Scotland talking about the urgent need for more social housing, better homelessness prevention and joined-up responses involving health, social care and justice services. 👉 Full clip from 15 mins: buff.ly/PxMzxcv

A coalition of Scottish charities, frontline services and academics have called on ScotGov to ‘Build like Burnham’ by delivering at least 15,693 affordable homes a year to end Scotland’s housing emergency - as the new PM pledges a council house building boom down south. Read more: buff.ly/5l2BGbG

🆕 Great that new PM Andy Burnham is committed to ending rough sleeping. Now Crisis Scotland and Homeless Network Scotland have urged that any funding directed to Scotland as a result is used scale up Housing First - a proven way to tackle rough sleeping. Read our joint statement: buff.ly/HfreFAq

How will the new legal duty on public bodies in Scotland to 'Ask and Act' to prevent homelessness work in real life? Read first insights & recommendations in a report on the Upstream Homelessness Prevention pilot where social landlords and 3rd sector partners tested it out: buff.ly/VoTrGZS

ScotGov marked its first 50 days in power by announcing the rollout of a £50m homelessness prevention fund during a visit to Sanctuary Housing Association in Glasgow yesterday. More prevention and less crisis response can only be a good thing. Read about the fund and our response: buff.ly/mf6x1Kw

🆕 Book now to secure your place at this year’s national homelessness conference, Raising the Level - a landmark two-day summit focused on preventing severe and multiple disadvantage. Take advantage of the 20% Early Bird discount through July and check out the preview programme: buff.ly/egiOzXl

🙌 Just over a week left to nominate someone whose frontline work inspires you for a Heart of Support award. Nomination is quick and simple: homelessnetwork.scot/the-viki-fox...

The Viki Fox Heart of Support Award - Homeless Network Scotland: we are all in

All over Scotland, people working in frontline services across homelessness and related sectors go all out to make the difference for people they support.  At

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Do you know a great frontline worker in mental health, housing, homelessness, social care, justice, or another sector? The Viki Fox Heart of Support Award honours the people who go above and beyond for folk each day. Find out more & nominate before 29 June: buff.ly/KUZK7u0 @smitfcharity.bsky.social

Do you know a great frontline worker in mental health, housing, homelessness, social care, justice, or another sector? The Viki Fox Heart of Support Award honours the people who go above and beyond for folk each day. Find out more & nominate before 29 June: buff.ly/KUZK7u0 @smitfcharity.bsky.social

Our Chief Executive, Sabir Zazai, has issued a statement in response to violent and intimidating anti-migrant protests which have taken place across Scotland. Read the full statement: https://scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/response-to-far-right-violence/

We've written to Shirley-Anne Somerville welcoming her as Cab Sec for Social Justice and Housing. Our message: housing and homelessness can't be a standalone policy area - progress unlocks benefits across the board and will require focus on homes, prevention, rapid rehousing and joined-up support.

Today the Everyone Home Collective has urged the new Scottish Government to make joined-up action central to tackling homelessness. Real progress means tackling poverty and the shortage of affordable housing - not just symbolic commitments. Full advice: homelessnetwork.scot/2026/05/21/j...

🆕 Polling for the Everyone Home collective reveals the impact of the housing emergency across society, with 1 in 3 voters fearful of losing their home in the next few years. Housing insecurity is now a weight on the minds of people across Scotland. Read more: buff.ly/NMwte6M

Our Frontline Worker Survey closes in just 1 week. There isn't long left to have your voice heard on the issues affecting the housing & homelessness sector. It's important that we hear from as many people as possible, so that we can accurately represent your voice. https://loom.ly/wxpl8u4

The Everyone Home Collective and the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) have jointly issued a position paper calling on the Scottish Government to integrate housing equality and strategic support into More Homes Scotland. bit.ly/4s5tpd4

A 38% annual rise in breaches of the Unsuitable Accommodation Order in Dundee shows in stark terms how the system is failing people. We’ve joined Dundee's Housing Emergency Coalition to urge councillors to declare a #HousingEmergency and take action now. Read the coalition letter: buff.ly/pCvC3PQ

15 organisations join forces to demand Dundee declares a housing emergency

15 organisations join forces to demand Dundee declares a housing emergency

An open letter signed by frontline housing, homelessness and social justice organisations was sent to councillors on Monday.

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Check out the new Network Briefing for commentary on the Scottish Budget, and announcement of a new national housing agency plus latest research, news, updates and opportunities, and a guest contribution from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Màiri McAllan: us3.campaign-archive.com?u=01130236da...

Maggie Brunjes CEO @homelessnetwork.scot reminds us that Housing Justice in Scotland means safe, suitable housing for all of us 🏡 including people with #NRPF  www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/true...

True housing justice must include those with No Recourse to Public Funds

Thousands of people are excluded from basic support because of their immigration status, writes Margaret-Ann Brünjes, chief executive at Homeless Network Scotland.

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Homelessness policy in Scotland has changed significantly over the last 25 years and continues to with the Housing Act 2025 bringing new prevention measures. Want to learn more? Join our next Rough Guide to Homelessness Policy and Legislation session on 26 February. Save your spot: buff.ly/o6uhPmX

The Scottish Government intends to establish a new national housing agency with a focus on simplicity, scale and speed to enable the delivery of housing of all types, helping to meet housing need across Scotland.

New agency to accelerate housebuilding with ‘simplicity, scale and speed’

The Scottish Government intends to establish a new national housing agency with a focus on simplicity, scale and speed to enable the delivery of housing of all types, helping to meet housing need across Scotland.

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💻 EVENT: Housing First in a Housing Emergency Join us at a webinar to hear from ScotGov on its ambitions for HF + new funding, explore the Check-up and Branching Out framework, and learn from councils and partners about barriers to delivery & solutions. 26 Jan, 2pm | online. Book:

Housing First in a Housing Emergency - Homeless Network Scotland: we are all in

Monday 26 January 2026 – 2:30pm – 4:00pm (Teams)

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More funding for social housing in Scotland is a step forward - but it is nowhere near enough for the scale of the #HousingEmergency. Without new money and a credible plan, homelessness, child poverty and public costs will keep rising. More from our Director, here: 👉 shelterscotland.org/SB26AW

❗ Tomorrow's Scottish Budget is a defining moment for how we address homelessness and achieve housing justice for people. If Scotland wants to be credible on this, three decisions are essential. Read a @bigissue.com opinion piece by HNS chief exec Maggie Brünjes: www.bigissue.com/opinion/scot...

This is how to turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

The upcoming budget needs to put serious money behind Scotland's housing future, writes the CEO of Homeless Network Scotland.

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How do we make the aims of the Public Service Reform Strategy in relation to preventative budgeting a reality and what pitfalls need to be avoided? Some of our thoughts here: fraserofallander.org/scotlands-bu...

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Public service reform strategy and preventative budgeting - what needs to happen?

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"Most recent figures show that in 2024 Scotland had more than 43,000 homes classified as empty." Read this from Scottish Procurement Alliance's Lesley Peaty (+ shout out to our own Grant Campbell): www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/les...

Lesley Peaty: We can’t just build our way out of the housing crisis

Following a discussion during the Scottish Procurement Alliance AGM that focused on the nation's housing crisis, regional director Lesley Peaty argues that if we are to find homes for all those in nee...

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What happened at this year's homelessness conference? It was the biggest to date and the 2-day programme was bursting with discussions, debates, breakouts and inspiring keynotes. Refresh your memory or catch up on what you missed in our picture-packed conference report: buff.ly/xwFzO6A

Feeling hopeful after an excellent @homelessnetwork.scot webinar this morning unpacking the latest evaluation of the Fair Way Scotland partnership. A fairer way is possible, it's happening in Scotland, but it needs scaling up. homelessnetwork.scot/2025/12/11/e...

Ending destitution for excluded people is possible – if Scotland acts at scale - Homeless Network Scotland: we are all in

Scotland has made significant and internationally notable progress in reducing destitution among people who are blocked from accessing mainstream support

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Come join us! The @i-sphere.bsky.social are delighted to advertise for Research Intern to design and lead in-depth research on an area of homelessness prevention in the UK, The post is full time, for 9 months and suitable for candidates based anywhere in the UK (remote working standard)...