What we're reading - 12th November
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What we're reading
Housing Justice manifesto
People with lived experience of homelessness are uniting with dozens of leading organisations to demand urgent action on Scotland’s worsening housing crisis. Publishing the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary Election manifesto, Homelessness Network Scotland said Scotland "must invest in more social housing, higher incomes, proactive prevention and support that is fully integrated across health, housing, justice and social care”.
Military barracks are no place for people seeking safety
The UK Government’s proposal to house people seeking asylum in disused military barracks in Inverness is another short-term measure from a system that urgently needs long-term, humane reform, according to a statement from the Scottish Refugee Council.
Community engagement - what you need to know
Community engagement is a way of developing a working relationship between public bodies (for example, local councils) and community organisations. It is also a way in which other organisations like community groups, voluntary sector groups, and the private sector can better involve people in what they do.
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