Housing Minister, Paul McLennan, along with other representatives from Scottish Government, visited WGHC on World Homeless Day (10th October). He used the occasion to outline how the Scottish Government’s new Housing (Scotland) Housing Bill aims to tackle homelessness.
The Bill includes new homelessness prevention duties, which place a stronger emphasis on early intervention and co-ordinated support to help people avoid homelessness. The Minister went on to say:
“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 Co-operative is leading the way on this already by implementing measures to support survivors”
