Helping all parts of Scotland put #HousingFirst because it's normal, it's fairer, it works - and everyone benefits. From @homelessnetscot
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1 Jul 2025
Time for an X-it. Our valued friends are split between here & Bluesky but it’s the moment to make the move.
Join us there and on LinkedIn for Housing First Scotland news. And sign up to the monthly Network Briefing to stay in the loop: homelessnetwork.scot/network…
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16 Jun 2025
“I’d been in other hostels but the support just ain’t there. You can only be there and then it’s ta-ra out the door, and no support with your addiction or anything else".
Wayne's story is a great example of how #HousingFirst provides the platform to turn people's lives around.
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around bigissue.com/news/housing/ho…
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Housing First Scotland retweeted
8 Apr 2025
🔊"Picture 2 paths: one leads to an ordinary flat, a space to call your own.. the other to a sleeping pod, hostel room, homeless B&B or shelter ‘for people like you’".
Maggie Brunjes on why the #housingemergency mustn't be a cover for deepening exclusion: homelessnetwork.scot/2025/04…
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8 Apr 2025
"Housing First works by combining ordinary housing with extraordinary support. And because it says, 'you belong here too'."
#HousingFirst
8 Apr 2025
Housing Emergency: inclusion thrives in the ordinary | @homelessnetscot scottishhousingnews.com/arti…
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5 Mar 2025
Latest Housing First Scotland statistics show there are now 2,000 tenancies, with rising numbers of children living in HF households - suggesting the potential of #HousingFirst to reunite families: gov.scot/publications/housin…
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Housing First Scotland retweeted
'Inspirational' is how The Salvation Army's Housing First in Cardiff has been described.
#homelessness #housing
18 Feb 2025
The Salvation Army’s Housing First team in Cardiff has been described as ‘inspirational’ and ‘truly life changing’ by Sian Gwenllian, MS for Arfon, during a recent visit.
Housing First provides people with access to safe and secure homes❤️
Read more: brnw.ch/21wQLMs
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Housing First Scotland retweeted
25 Feb 2025
🚨The podcast 'Let’s Start with a Home' is coming soon!
🏡In 20-minute episodes, we’ll bring together experts, policymakers, service providers & people with lived experience to explore Housing First in Europe.
🎙️A collaboration with the Housing First Europe Hub. Stay tuned!
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13 Jan 2025
📅 Have you booked for the 1st #HousingFirst Connect event of 2025? Your chance to meet colleagues from across hubs in person and discuss themes that have emerged in this year's Check-Up. Here's a snapshot of the issues we've heard... 🧵
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13 Jan 2025
5️⃣ Despite the challenges, what also shines through is the passion for Housing First among those charged with delivering it.
They tell us again and again how it prevents repeat homelessness in their areas and supports people to build a life in a settled home. It's inspiring 🙌
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13 Jan 2025
So it goes without saying that Connect events are a brilliant opportunity to hear about what's happening across your hub, share your good practice and get inspired too.
First up is Stirling, 4 Feb. Booking for all 5 Connect events here: buff.ly/40hdED0
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3 Dec 2024
🆕 Check out the new Housing First Connect newsletter for...
👥 Dates and venues for 5️⃣ Connect events in Scotland
📺 A truly powerful HF story from @HomewardsUK and @salvationarmyuk
📔 Research on the cost savings of #HousingFirst
➡ Read and subscribe: buff.ly/3BbSZb2
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Housing First Scotland retweeted
7 Nov 2024
🏠As the Government’s cross-ministerial group looks at addressing homelessness, @AlexLSmith1983 has written for @natfednews on the importance of #HousingFirst for ending homelessness and reducing offending and anti-social behaviour. ⬇️
housing.org.uk/news-and-blog…
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27 Nov 2024
🆕 Connect events are a space for anyone working in Housing First Scotland to share and learn issues, solutions and best practice across 5 hubs.
📅 Booking open now for Feb sessions in Stirling, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Kilmarnock and Inverness: buff.ly/3Oy6YuF
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21 Nov 2024
"Success requires sustainable solutions. That’s something Scotland has recognised and acted upon by rolling out Housing First nationally." 👏👏
20 Nov 2024
Helen Murdoch: Winter weather a timely reminder of the work to do on homelessness scottishhousingnews.com/arti…
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Housing First Scotland retweeted
19 Nov 2024
Today, we’re amplifying voices that often go unheard and the challenges men face when talking about mental health.
This #InternationalMensDay, let’s unite to show that vulnerability is a strength.
Read more about men's mental health 👇
buff.ly/3NKZJiU
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12 Nov 2024
As this year's Housing First Check-up process gets underway (with Connect events in the pipeline), time to revisit key findings from the last Check-up report, which you can read in full here: buff.ly/3YMTeBe
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