A new report written by I-SPHERE’s Professor Morag Treanor for Aberlour Children’s Charity reveals that low-income families are facing high levels of debt to public bodies. The report shows that more than half of families (55%) with children in Scotland receiving Universal Credit are having their incomes reduced by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to […]
Month: November 2022
Homelessness and Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK – A Statistical Report on the State of The Nation
I-SPHERE have today published the first report of our Homelessness and Black and Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK Knowledge and Capacity Building Programme. Funded by the Oak Foundation this research programme aims to support a step change in knowledge and capacity. This first report A Statistical Report on the State of the Nation was […]
Key Messages from Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder Evaluation
Prof Sarah Johnsen and Dr Janice Blenkinsopp reflect on key learning from Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder following publication of the evaluation’s final report. Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder programme ran for three years from April 2019 and provided independent tenancies and support for 579 individuals across five areas: Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling. It served […]