Homelessness Prevention Practice in the Social Rented Housing Sector

Crisis, Cyrenians & the Scottish Frontline Network will be hosting a free webinar session for frontline staff supporting people in the social rented sector, exploring existing homelessness prevention practice.

• 1.30pm - 4pm
• Thursday 2 March 2023
• Online
• This event is free
• Register here

The Scottish Government plans to introduce new homelessness prevention duties as part of a forthcoming housing bill. The new duties will allow people to get help earlier – up to six months before they are at risk of homelessness – and require public bodies to ask about someone’s housing situation and then act to get them help if needed.

At this homelessness prevention event we want to:

• Share examples of existing practice & approaches within the sector 
• Learn more about new or innovative prevention practice in your area 
• Understand what changes are needed to enable earlier intervention and better joint-working practice in anticipation of the new duties

We would particularly like to hear from: 

• • Housing staff (Including housing assocations and local authority housing workers)
  • Tenancy Support Officers/Income Maximisation Officers/Wellbeing Workers 
  • Tenant Group Members/Staff 
  • Peer workers/Navigators working with social renters 
  • Local Authority Homelessness/Housing Staff (Particularly those who liaise with social housing providers to support clients who are homeless/at risk of homelessness)

Third sector staff working in partnership with social housing providers 

*If you have any questions please get in touch at bestpractice@crisis.org.uk or ursulahofeldt@cyrenians.scot

Download a copy of the recent Crisis practice example guide here: https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/resources-for-practitioners/housing-centre-guides/75-ways-to-prevent-homelessness/