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Age Concern Scotland/Help the Aged

Core and project funding to carry out a range of work to promote better housing for older people in Scotland including: housing support and keeping older people at home, fuel poverty and energy efficiency, legislation, diversity, homelessness, housing conditions, and accessibility and general housing information and advice for older people.

Borderline

Provision of support and advice to aid homeless Scots in London wishing to return to Scotland.

Calman TrustHousing education for young people by developing a digital media studio.
Capability Scotland/Glasgow Centre for Inclusive LivingTo ensure that the views of disabled people are taken into account when developing housing policy.

Crisis

To support the development of private rented sector services for homeless and vulnerably housed people.

Dumfries and Galloway Small Communities Housing Trust

To increase the supply of affordable housing in Dumfries and Galloway.
Four SquareTo pilot new ways of integrating provision and increasing support for the progression of homeless and vunerable people from instability towards inclusion in mainstream life and opportunities.

The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust

To increase the supply of affordable housing in the Highlands.

Housing Support Enabling UnitRecognising the role that housing support plays in promoting independant living. Helping to track the changes to funding arrangements in terms of service volume and configuration and ensuring housing support providers have a voice at a national policy level in terms of housing.
Legal Services AgencyDefending evictions project to help people from the threat of mortgage repossesions.

Move On

Housing Education Service offering advice and support to different groups of vulnerable young people, including those who are homeless and those leaving the care system.

Ownership Options Scotland

To ensure disabled people have mechanisms to available housing, whether in private or housing association.

Ownership Options in Scotland/Glasgow Centre for Inclusive LivingTo roll out nationally an on-line register of adapted/accessible housing which, successfully developed in Glasgow by Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living will complement and enhance common housing registers.

Positive Action in Housing

Black and minority ethnically led organisation which provides advice to BME communities regarding housing issues.
PATH (Scotland)

To enable members of the BME community to access employment inhousing support.

QuarriersProject for young people affected by homelessness to be active members in society with ready access to improved services that are more responsive to their needs.

Rural Housing Service

To bring together partnerships between local authorities, rural communities, housing associations and statutory agencies to secure affordable housing in rural areas.

Sacro

To provide community based mediation services.

Say-WomenTo provide practical and emotional support in a range of settings to young women survivors of childhood sexual abuse who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.

Scottish Churches Housing Action

To develop new areas of work around the Churches Homelessness Initiative Scheme, particularly regarding work with ex prisoners and supported lodgings schemes.

Scottish Council for Single HomelessContribution towards the core costs of SCSH to assist in achieving the national outcomes on homelessness.
Scottish Council for Single Homeless (Youth Unit)Contribution towards the core costs of SCSH to assist in achieving the national outcomes on a range of projects carried out by the youth unit.

Scottish Housing and Support Conference

To improve the quality and provision of housing and support in Scotland through holding events which provide a platform for service users to be heard across Scotland, provide a forum for dialouge between service users, policy makers and service providers and provide opportunities to share good and innovative policy examples and practices.

Scottish Refugee Council

To assist refugees get around problems and issues faced by them in settling into Scotland.

Scottish Women's Aid

Contributions to core costs to provide advice and support to women suffering from domestic abuse.

Shelter Housing Law Service

Core funding to continue to operate the Shelter Housing Law Service which provides legal advice and representation to those who are facing housing problems.

Tenants Information Service

To provide independant information, support and training to tenants and tenant services throughout Scotland.

Tenants Participation Advisory Service (TPAS)

Core funding for TPAS to provide a range of training opportunities for tenants and landlords to increase knowledge skills and confidence through conferences and seminars and provision of up to date publications.

The Action GroupTo assist people with learning difficulties and other vunerable people to sustain tenancies and remain in their own homes.

Tenant Participation Advisory Service

To promote and provide support for tenant participation in Scotland.

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