Temporary accommodation: a summary ten point plan
By: Shelter Scotland Published: December 2006
This briefing presents a summary of ten key ideas for providers of temporary accommodation.
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Summary
Temporary accommodation is accommodation provided by councils to homeless people, either for a short while or for longer periods while they find a permanent home. It is the single biggest part of the homelessness service provided by councils. It is also the area that many housing providers report as being the most challenging. In late November, Shelter held a one-day conference and canvassed the views of homelessness service providers in order to explore the issues and generate practice ideas for meeting the challenges of temporary accommodation. This briefing presents a summary of ten key ideas for providers of temporary accommodation. Following this outline briefing Shelter is looking at developing a full practice briefing building on these key themes to help local authorities in providing temporary accommodation.
