HSEU News
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16 September 2025The HSEU welcomes Scottish Housing Day 2025 on Wednesday 17 September. This year’s theme is the importance of good neighbours and communities. -
14 May 2025HSEU has submitted a response to the UK government consultation about proposed changes to housing benefit for supported housing. -
27 March 2025Updated paper outlines the breadth of models of housing support and supported housing in Scotland. -
5 November 2024COSLA is currently reviewing their guidance for charging for non-residential social care. -
24 September 2024Statistics published show that the provision of housing support has not improved for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland. -
24 July 2024The Supported Housing Task and Finish Group, appointed by Scottish Government and COSLA, publishes its final report today setting out the future role of supported housing in Scotland. -
28 June 2024The Housing Support Enabling Unit has responded to the Consultation on the Review of the National Outcomes welcoming the new proposed housing outcome. -
4 April 2024The Unit responded to the joint Call for Views from the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and the Social Justice and Social Security Committee -
19 February 2024HSEU has published a new briefing looking at the role of housing support workers in Scotland and the need to ensure significant recognition for the role.
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30 November 2023The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations and the HSEU have hosted a webinar on the complex funding arrangements of preventative housing support. Discussion focused on the impact of the current funding system and how to further support independent living and the prevention of homelessness -
12 September 2023HSEU is supporting Scottish Housing Day 2023, with resources to learn more about careers in Housing Support. -
11 May 2023The Economic and Social Benefits of Housing Support: Housing Support brings preventative public savings alongside strong economic and social benefits.
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12 October 2022Better Futures annual events, November 2022: A series of online events taking place between 1st and 10th November -
25 August 2022The SFHA has been gathering evidence about the ongoing impact of the energy crisis and has reported on the specific difficulties faced by people living in supported and sheltered housing and providers of these services. -
23 August 2022The Housing Support Enabling Unit is looking to hear from providers of supported housing to collect case studies of good quality supported exempt accommodation and to gather information about the number of supported services across Scotland.