For this special episode we were delighted to be invited by the Chartered Institute of Housing to record live amongst the bustle of Scotland’s Housing Festival. We were joined by then Senior Policy Officer for Crisis Scotland, Rhiannon Sims. We spoke to Rhiannon about equalities in the current Scottish Housing Climate, about the concept of “reasonableness” and disadvantage in accessing housing and homelessness, and connecting knowledge with practice.

Podcast notes:

Crisis Scotland

https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/scotland/ 

Fund to Leave (now closed to applications)

https://womensaid.scot/information-support/fund-to-leave/#:~:text=The%20Fund%20to%20Leave%20is%20there%20to%20provide%20the%20money,options%20when%20experiencing%20domestic%20abuse. 

Furnishing Futures

https://furnishingfutures.org/ 

Homes for Scotland – Existing Housing Need in Scotland

https://homesforscotland.com/our-work/existinghousingneedinscotland/ 

Housing to 2040

https://www.gov.scot/publications/housing-2040-2/ 

I-SPHERE Research Institute

Website: https://i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/ 

Research report: Hard Edges: The reality for women affected by severe and multiple disadvantage: https://i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/2024/02/08/the-reality-for-women-affected-by-severe-and-multiple-disadvantage/  

In The Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado

https://serpentstail.com/work/in-the-dream-house/

Rock Trust: Upstream

https://www.rocktrust.org/news-upstream-scotland/  

Shelter Scotland

Website: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/  

Research: Minoritised ethnic access to social housing in Scotland at key transition points: https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_library/minoritised_ethnic_access_to_social_housing_in_scotland_research