The UK doesn't yet have "housing first" programmes beyond pilots (not sure about Scotland in that): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-first-pil

The UK doesn't yet have "housing first" programmes beyond pilots (not sure about Scotland in that): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-first-pilot-national-evaluation-reports https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-first-pil... I used to work in housing homeless people around 4 years ago, so things may have changes since then, if you're volunteering now you can probably tell me if any of these practices have changed: - Own accomodation was only possible after a proven track record in hostels - Many hostel accomodation places only possible after being "counted" homeless (need to be verified as sleeping rough) - Housing benefit paid directly to the tenant, and if they fail to manage finances (including if there benefits are paused due to missing a form or not filling in a letter in time) they are liable to be evicted from social housing - use of drugs is normally evictable in hostel situations causing a vicious cycle (I don't want to imply the UK is the worst country for social housing, there's some great work, but also some really sad realities that often go unadressed)