{"id":63485,"date":"2019-09-19T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=63485"},"modified":"2019-09-19T10:00:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:00:36","slug":"protect-low-income-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/protect-low-income-families\/63485\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31.5m funding to protect low-income families in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Scottish Government has launched the Homelessness Prevention Fund to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/ilke-help-housing-associations\/59022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">housing associations<\/a> and social landlords prevent a crisis and stop families from becoming homeless<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0Homelessness Prevention Fund will support families through accessible financial advice to reduce household costs, employment support, and in emergency situations, can also be paid directly to families.<\/p>\n<p>Making the announcement on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottishhousingday.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Housing Day<\/a>, housing minister, Kevin Stewart, said: \u201cWe want to eradicate homelessness for good and we recognise the important role of social landlords in helping us achieve this, especially through the preventative measures this fund can help with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHousing associations offer so much more than places for people to live \u2013 they support tenants through a range of services from financial and employment advice to linking up with health and social care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fund is an important step forward in joining up services and making sure that everyone in Scotland has a safe, warm place to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sally Thomas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfha.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Federation Housing Associations<\/a> CEO, added: \u201cThe Programme for Government provided a number of measures to help our sector continue its work to provide great homes in great places to live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the new \u00a31.5m Homelessness Prevention Fund for social landlords to assist low-income families and look forward to exploring with the government and members the scope of the Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Homelessness Prevention Fund will provide a range of support for low-income families who may also access support from other new funding, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an additional \u00a34m for initiatives to enhance family incomes by improving access to work and work progression<\/li>\n<li>\u00a3500,000 for a new Family Learning Scotland Programme to help parents gain new skills through learning and training<\/li>\n<li>\u00a31m to build on good practice and help improve the life chances of young parents and their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div 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