The Homelessness Monitoring Group (HMG) was set up in 2002 to monitor progress of Homelessness Task Force recommendations.
Annual Report
The HMG produces annual reports summarising progress against recommendations.
The latest HMG annual report and appendix is available on these links.
These recommendations have led to increased coordination between different authorities such as NHS boards to ensure that the health needs of homeless people are met and the consequences of being homeless upon a person's health are acknowledged. See here for more on health and homelessness.
There are recommendations which acknowledge that homeless and formerly homeless people can become unemployed and find it difficult to get work, and aim to address some of these employment issues.
See here for more on employment - Scottish Homelessness and Employability Network.
There are recommendations which address the impact of the housing benefit system upon sustaining a tenancy and finding work. See here for more on housing benefit reform.
The Task Force recommended that all local authorities are required to produce a homelessness strategy so that they identify the needs of homeless people in their area and plan to address those needs in a strategic and coherent manner, joining up where necessary with other agencies. See here for guidance on homelessness strategies, issued in 2002.