Homelessness in Scotland 2003-04
By: Shelter Scotland Published: January 2005
This paper provides current information on homelessness in Scotland. It outlines the extent of homelessness and the main reasons why people become homeless.
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Summary
When people think about homelessness, they usually think about people sleeping rough. But homelessness is a much wider problem, affecting hundreds of thousands of families and individuals each year. Homelessness is much more than being without a roof over your head; homelessness is being without a home. That means being without somewhere warm, safe and secure; without somewhere you can welcome friends, receive post or carry out many other aspects of daily life.
This paper argues that many challenges lie ahead and that there are substantial obstacles to be overcome in order to implement a progressive agenda, which will resolve homelessness in Scotland within a generation.
