1. Homelessness – what next for legal reform
Thursday 20 April 2017
#crisisconf

2. Maeve McGoldrick (Chair) Head of Policy and Campaigns Crisis
Welcome
Maeve McGoldrick (Chair)
Head of Policy and Campaigns
Crisis

3. Juliet Mwaniki, Crisis Ambassador
Being Turned Away
Juliet Mwaniki,
Crisis Ambassador

4. Lessons learnt from Scotland
Robert Aldridge
CEO
Homeless Action Scotland

5. Homelessness
Scottish perspective
Robert Aldridge

6. Homelessness since 2001….in a slide!
Scottish Parliament
Agreed 10 year plan
Commitment to end homelessness
Health & Homelessness
Housing Options
Welfare Changes & implications

7. In Scotland what worked well
The process
all stakeholders on board
Co-operative and solution based
Political backing
No ‘fudging’ of issues
Timescale:
realistic but challenging – and 2012 written in the legislation!
Parallel Health and Homelessness activity
(though not sustained consistently)

8. The Figures

9. The Places

10. What worked well Local authorities as drivers of change until 2012
A partnership approach in monitoring
The change in culture from rationing to enabling
The legislative framework – few challenges
RSL contribution – though inconsistent

11. What worked well Continuing development Housing options approach
Right to housing Support
PRS reform
Continuing interest by the Minister

12. What didn’t work so well
Conflict between rights at point of crisis and prevention/ sustainability approach
Alcohol and Drugs partnerships never fully integrated
Legislation still not fully implemented
Time in temporary accommodation
Health: renewed interest but sporadic (danger of medicalising homelessness versus structural

13. Not so well -2- Social work involvement in framework
Guidance on care leavers not realised
Multiple exclusion homelessness
Gender issues : co-ordination violence against women and homelessness sectors

14. Next steps needed Define ‘ending homelessness’
Rethink temporary accommodation
Structural issues: houses, support, money, housing allocations
Leaving institutions
Recurring homelessness; chronic homelessness; one-off homelessness; gender
Cross cutting approaches
Stable funding for preventative support

15. Dr Peter Mackie Lecturer University of Cardiff
Lessons from Wales
Dr Peter Mackie
Lecturer
University of Cardiff

16. Panel discussion – Homelessness: what next for legal reform
Panel discussion – Homelessness: what next for legal reform? Maeve McGoldrick (Chair), Head of Policy and Campaigns, Crisis Juliet Mwaniki, Crisis Ambassador Robert Aldridge, CEO Homeless Action Scotland Dr Peter Mackie, Lecturer University of Cardiff Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Herriot-Watt University