1. 2012 Homelessness Target Shona Stephen Progress and challenges

2. Structure Main trends Impact of policy How far we have come How far to go Risks Opportunities

3. Increasing homelessness applications

4. Increasing priority falling non-priority

5. Increasing numbers getting permanent accommodation

6. Big increase in households in temporary accommodation

7. Big increases in number of single homeless assessed as priority

8. Contrast between Scottish and English homelessness policy and outcomes

9. In Scotland a much higher proportion of priority homeless are single

10. Homeless are mainly young

11. Relationship breakdown is the main driver of homelessness

12. required spend total budget Extra budget required Progress against interim targets

13. Distance to travel to 2012

14. Some but not all of the councils which have furthest to go already have a high proportion of social lets to homeless

15. Share of lets needed – no change

16. Share of lets needed – 10% increase in prevention and maximum use of prs

17. Social new build needed by 2013/14

18. Scale and distribution of social new build needed doesn’t match current supply New build needed on assumption of no prevention impact and no additional contribution from PRS. Supply = annual average completions of housing for rent from the development programme over 2007-08 to 2009-10.

19. Risks Target not met Lack of corporate support Lack of effective prevention activity Homelessness becomes only route to social housing Increase in actual numbers of applications Lack of RSL lets Lack of PRS lets Increase in temporary accommodation

20. Opportunities Key stakeholders positive about progress to date – Shelter – “Scottish councils should be congratulated for the good progress they have made towards the 2012 commitment to give everyone in Scotland the right to a home” 14 LAs met the 2009 interim target Prevention guidance being used “on the ground” Amending the homelessness legislation to increase use of PRS Event to promote joint working