SFHA Comments on Homelessness Statistics: Welfare Reform Threatens to Undermine Progress on Tenancy Sustainment

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Published by SFHA for Scottish Federation Of Housing Associations in Housing

Commenting on the latest homelessness statistics released today (Tuesday 2nd October) by the Scottish Government, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said that while it welcomed the latest statistics, the forthcoming changes to the welfare system still threaten tenants’ abilities to sustain their tenancies.   The figures show a 13 per cent fall in homelessness applications in the quarter to June 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Households in temporary accommo...

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