A new Glasgow service will help young people avoid homelessness.

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has partnered with Glasgow City Council to expand its successful Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) to the city.

The new service will see 35 care-experienced young people access accommodation on a permanent and unconditional basis.

They will also be provided with non-time-limited, holistic support, focussed on their individual strengths and needs, such as employability and health and well-being.

A young person currently being supported by the service said: “It is a different process to what I have experienced before – we’re able to take our time and they break things down into manageable chunks.

"Having one dedicated worker has been really good as I've gotten to know them well. Also having the choice about how I'm supported is good - if I want to just sit and talk as much as I need, we can do that.”

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It is based on a model, which works on the belief that housing is a basic human right.

The innovative approach differs from traditional routes for people affected by homelessness to access permanent housing, as individuals are not passed through stages of temporary accommodation before being placed in their own homes.

Temporary accommodations like B&Bs and hostels are widely considered to be overly expensive and ineffective, and for vulnerable young people, they can be highly traumatic and, in some cases, unsafe.

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Liz Simpson, Glasgow HSCP Head of Children’s Services, North West, said: “We are excited about the success that Housing First for Youth has had in other local authorities in Scotland and delighted to be working with Rock Trust to deliver this model in Glasgow.

"We believe this is a great opportunity for some of our most vulnerable young people to become happy and settled in their own homes.

"The focus on relationship-based practice and the ‘whatever it takes approach’ are key parts of the model that I believe will enable young people to achieve this.”