Housing Options Scotland is proud to support the Coming Home agenda in Scotland, our national commitment to ensuring that people who have learning disabilities and complex support needs can live in their home communities, with the right support and housing.
The charity has a developed a practical housing options guide to support the work of Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) across Scotland in making this commitment a reality.
The guide was produced to accompany the launch of the Coming Home Action Plan, which outlines the actions needed to respond to and resolve cases where people with complex care needs are placed in out-of-area institutional settings, often far from family, community ties, and the opportunity for a fulfilling life.
The Scottish Government’s vision is clear: everyone should have the right to live independently, with dignity and choice, in a place they call home.
The Coming Home Guide for Local Authorities and Coming Home Leads is a practical and person-centred resource that supports professionals to:
- Explore a full range of housing possibilities – from social housing to private rentals, and ownership schemes – ensuring that no option is overlooked
- Provide informed, compassionate support that centres the individual’s preferences, needs, and aspirations, rather than fitting them into pre-existing service models
- Build capacity within Local Authorities by offering guidance, case studies, and tools that promote collaborative working across housing, health, and social care sectors.
More than a toolkit, the guide is a catalyst for change. It equips Local Authorities to uphold the principles of the Coming Home agenda by ensuring that every client and their families are well-informed, actively involved in decision-making, and supported to make the housing choice that’s right for them. In doing so, it helps turn policy into it practice, and aspiration into reality.
Moira Bayne, CEO of Housing Options Scotland was Chair of the Housing sub-group formed as part of the Coming Home Action Plan, a group convened by COSLA and Scottish Government, including representatives from professional bodies and housing associations.
On the launch of the Action Plan and Housing Options Scotland’s guide, she says:
“We are proud to be part of a national commitment to the individual’s right to live independently, in a place you call home.”
For more information about the Coming Home Action Plan visit: https://www.gov.scot/news/supporting-people-with-complex-care-needs/
Click this link to access the Coming Home Guide for Local Authorities and Coming Home Leads.