Homelessness Strategy

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Homelessness Strategy 2008-2013

West Dunbartonshire’s new Homelessness Strategy (2008-2013) was produced in conjunction with over 112 partner agencies and crucially with individuals that have experienced homelessness. The Strategy has the vision to ‘end homelessness in West Dunbartonshire’ and hopes to achieve this through the following Strategic aims agreed and identified within the new strategy:

Prevention
Increasing Choice
Sustainable Soluttions
Commitment

The new strategy recieved approval from the Housing, Environment and Economic Development Committee on 6^th August 2008 and was launched at West Dunbartonshire’s Homelessness Conference on 26^th November 2008.

Read the Homelessness Strategy Summary (597 KB .pdf document) or the full West Dunbartonshire Homelessness Strategy 2008-2013 (1.51 MB .pdf document).

Homelessness Forum

The Homelessness Strategy is implemented and monitored by the multi agency Homelessness Forum. The Homelessness Forum has three working groups that concentrate on specific priority areas which were highlighted during the development of the Strategy :-

Young People (25 KB .pdf document)

Tenancy Sustainment and Homelessness Prevention (25 KB .pdf document)

Housing Advice and Information (25 KB .pdf document)

Downloads

Homelessness Strategy 2008-2013 (1.51 MB .pdf document)

Homelessness Strategy Summary (597 KB .pdf document)

For further information on the strategy, contact:

John Kerr

Strategy officer

Council Offices

Garshake Road

Dumbarton