The Highland Council has announced proposals to tackle homelessness in the area.

Members of The Highland Council's Care, Learning and Housing Committee have approved the first draft 'Highland Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan' for 2019 – 2024 which will be submitted to the Scottish Government by the end of this year.

Councillors have also agreed to use Scottish Government funding made available to the Council to appoint a temporary post in 2019 to lead on implementing the Plan.


Cllr John Finlayson, Vice Chair of the Care, said: "The reasons for homelessness can be both common and complex, but the Council is committed to tackling this with our Housing partners and the Third Sector.

"One of the challenges that we have in Highland in producing and delivering this plan is that as local authorities across Scotland prepare their own strategies for submission to the Scottish Government, a one-size-fits-all-approach does not fit well with Highland. General assumptions that homelessness pressures in one location can be diverted to another area where there are less pressures within a local authority area do not fit well in our region because of our geography and in many cases the need for access to specialist services. So while homelessness exists across the region the pressures are highest in Inverness due to demand for both homes and services to meet individuals' needs."

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