Homelessness post 2012: Where next?
Tuesday 7 February 2012?St Paul's & St George's Church, Edinburgh
A must attend event, support by the Scottish Government for all those working in housing management, housing support and advice and housing policy and strategy.

This national conference will bring together policy makers, stakeholders and practitioners to look beyond the 2012 target and identify key challenges and new priorities for the sector. This is a vital event for housing associations, local authorities and policy makers and an opportunity to hear from the Minister for Housing and Transport, Keith Brown MSP about the Scottish Government's plans to deliver on the 2012 commitment and address the issues of welfare reform, homelessness prevention and the provision of temporary accommodation.
This event will hear from a range of national and international speakers include Professor Dennis Culhane an advisor to the White House on homelessness policy from the University of Pennsylvania. Other organisations involved in the event include: The Scottish Housing Regulator, ALACHO, The Scottish Government and The Irish Council for Social Housing.
The conference will also be an opportunity to hear findings from Shelter Scotland's programme of new 2012 related research including: Better use of lets; A 21st Century Homelessness service; Implications of the Housing Support Duty and Funding Homelessness Services.
As a key part of developing partnerships, networking with practitioners and sharing best practice, there will be a number of focused workshops looking in more detail at key topics for the day:
1. Sustaining tenancies - early intervention for rent arrears 2. Making best use of lets 3. Working with young people to prevent homelessness 4. Responding to welfare reform at a local level 5. Partnerships with the private rented sector - what works? 6. Implications of the new Housing Support Duty
This must attend event will be a opportunity to learn more from the following speakers: • Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Housing and Transport, Scottish Government • Professor Dennis Culhane, University of Pennsylvania • Graeme Brown, Director, Shelter Scotland • Karen Murphy, Head of Services, Irish Council for Social Housin • Michael Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Housing Regulator • Marion Gibbs, Homelessness Team Leader, Scottish Government • Janeine Barratt, Principal Officer Homelessness, North Ayrshire Council • Jim Hayton, Policy Manager, ALACHO |