Shelter Scotland '2012 Commitment' Briefing
By: Shelter Scotland
Published: June 2011
Shelter Scotland '2012 Commitment' Briefing
The '2012 commitment' will end the 'priority/non-priority' distinction. The removal of priority
distinction means that local authorities will have a duty to house all those who are found to be
homeless from 1 January 2013 and to provide the same level of service to all homeless people.
The 'target' then is the date when that change takes place and once it has happened it will be in
place continuously.