The consultative draft of the Homelessness Strategy for the period 2008–2013 sets out what the Council, and its partners, need to do to meet the Scottish Government's target that by 2012 everyone in Scotland who is not intentionally homeless will have a right to permanent accommodation. It will also show how the Council and its partners will meet the challenges of the five national homelessness outcomes set by the Homelessness Task Force. These are that:
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no-one need sleep rough
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existing homelessness becomes more visible
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sustainable resettlement is secured for people who become homeless
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fewer people become homeless in the first place
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the duration of homelessness is reduced
A consultative draft of the Homelessness Strategy 2008–2013 has been prepared and approved by Falkirk Council's Housing and Social Work Committee on 1 April 2008. The consultative draft follows from work done in 2006 and 2007 by the Falkirk Homelessness Forum Executive Group and its sub groups. More information about the Falkirk Homelessness Forum can be found here|.
If you wish to comment on the draft Homelessness Strategy please post your comments to us using the contact details on this page. Comments on the draft Strategy will be accepted until 13 June 2008.