For this special episode we were delighted to be invited by the Chartered Institute of Housing to record live amongst the bustle of Scotland’s Housing Festival. We were joined by then Senior Policy Officer for Crisis Scotland, Rhiannon Sims. We spoke to Rhiannon about equalities in the current Scottish Housing Climate, about the concept of “reasonableness” and disadvantage in accessing housing and homelessness, and connecting knowledge with practice.

 

Listen to a clip here:

 

And listen to the full episode here:

 

 

Podcast notes:

Crisis Scotland

https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/scotland/ 

 

Fund to Leave (now closed to applications)

https://womensaid.scot/information-support/fund-to-leave/#:~:text=The%20Fund%20to%20Leave%20is%20there%20to%20provide%20the%20money,options%20when%20experiencing%20domestic%20abuse

 

Furnishing Futures

https://furnishingfutures.org/ 

 

Homes for Scotland – Existing Housing Need in Scotland

https://homesforscotland.com/our-work/existinghousingneedinscotland/ 

 

Housing to 2040

https://www.gov.scot/publications/housing-2040-2/ 

 

I-SPHERE Research Institute

Website: https://i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/ 

 

Research report. Hard Edges: The reality for women affected by severe and multiple disadvantage: https://i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/2024/02/08/the-reality-for-women-affected-by-severe-and-multiple-disadvantage/  

 

Rock Trust: Upstream

https://www.rocktrust.org/news-upstream-scotland/  

 

Shelter Scotland

Website: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/  

 

Research. Minoritised ethnic access to social housing in Scotland at key transition points: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_library/minoritised_ethnic_access_to_social_housing_in_scotland_research