Big Lottery grant awarded to tackle effects of homelessness

Scottish Social Networks in partnership with the Rock Trust and Glasgow School of Social work, has been awarded funding from the Big Lottery Fund to conduct research into the impact of housing support services working with those affected by homelessness to build positive social networks.

The research is now underway and there has been an excellent response from volunteers and organisations keen to help with the research.

The Beyond Homelessness research will examine the application and integration of social network support within housing services provided by local authorities and support service providers. It is hoped that one outcome of the research will be to demonstrate how housing support services which provide social network support can meet the outcomes of single outcome agreements and targets set as part of the 2012 Homelessness Target.

The Rock Trust is inviting those working in local authority housing and homelessness departments, or their commissioned support providers, to take part in a survey on the application and effects of positive social networks in tackling homelessness. Please take the time to visit the Scottish Social Networks website to fill out our survey and help identify key issues for the study.

Further information and links to the online survey; http://scottishsocialnetworks.org/beyond_homelessness_research