Last week we welcomed the Scottish Government's Director-General Communities, Louise Macdonald, to our Edinburgh Skylight.
It was a great chance to meet some of our members, hear about our front line work & discuss the wider changes needed to end homelessness altogether π‘
New podcast episode
Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black continue their look into the Housing Bill with a look at the domestic abuse duties elements with Michelle Meldrum, Eileen McMullan and Sophie Berry.
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Report Launch... Voices Unheard peer consultation: LGBTQ+ young people's experiences of domestic abuse, both within their own relationships, and within families. Check it out at https://t.co/7d8mM6jFi4
Grants of up to Β£1000 will be available as part of a pilot fund to support women fleeing an abusive partner.
The Fund to Leave will be available across five local authority areas with the highest levels of women facing homelessness due to domestic abuse.
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Great to meet with Housing Minister @PaulMcLennan7 this week to discuss domestic abuse, housing and homelessness.
We discussed temporary accommodation, the impacts of the cost of living crisis and the need for long term solutions for domestic abuse related homelessness.
Housing Minister @PaulMcLennan7 visited @DT_Glasgow to hear about its Hope Project that supports homeless people to keep pets in accommodation.
The Scottish Government has consulted on strengthening tenantsβ rights and keeping pets as part of our New Deal for Tenants proposals.