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The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold information on the number of housing associations operating Housing First programmes. The Scottish Government collects Housing First data from local authorities who have Housing First programmes

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

Since 1 April 2021, 1,320 Housing First tenancies have started across participating local authorities and 1,032 exist as of 31 March 2025.

Renfrewshire 130

Fife 100

Glasgow City 97

Aberdeenshire 70

City of Edinburgh 67

North Lanarkshire 66

North Ayrshire 60

Dundee City 59

Midlothian 59

Inverclyde 47

W. Dunbartonshire 42

Stirling 38

Aberdeen City 36

Falkirk 22

Moray 21

South Ayrshire 16

South Lanarkshire 16

Perth & Kinross 14

Dumfries & Galloway 13

East Ayrshire 12

East Lothian 11

Angus 9

Argyll & Bute 9

Western Isles 7

West Lothian 7

Information on the status of tenancies prior to 1 April 2021 may be obtained from the relevant local authorities.

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold information identifying whether participants in Housing First tenancies are care experienced.

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

Housing First is designed to support people with multiple and complex needs, including mental health difficulties.

Monitoring data indicates that, as of 31 March 2025, 83% of people supported within Housing First tenancies require mental health support.

The Scottish Government strongly supports Housing First and continues to support Housing First delivery across Scotland through funding for rapid rehousing and transition plans. By the end of March 2027, we will have allocated £84.5 million to local authorities for rapid rehousing and Housing First since 2018.

The Scottish Government’s housing emergency action plan demonstrated our ongoing commitment to improving housing options for people with multiple and complex needs by including investment of £3 million capital and £1 million resource for the expansion of Housing First in 2025-26.

As of 31 March 2025, Housing First programmes were operating across 26 local authorities.

Housing First Monitoring will become a statutory requirement under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025, ensuring transparency, consistency and evidence based improvement.

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

Housing First supports people with complex needs by providing a safe, settled home first, alongside intensive support. Evidence shows this approach leads to significantly improved tenancy sustainment and better long-term outcomes. Scottish Government monitoring data indicates that approximately 90% of households are single person households, although families with children are supported when the local authority deems it appropriate.

The Scottish Government continues to support Housing First delivery across Scotland through funding for rapid rehousing and transition plans. By the end of March 2027, we will have allocated £84.5 million to local authorities for rapid rehousing and Housing First since 2018. This model gives local authorities the flexibility to direct funding towards whichever housing-led approaches best meet local needs.

The Scottish Government’s housing emergency action plan demonstrated our ongoing commitment to improving housing options for people with multiple and complex needs by including investment of £3 million capital and £1 million resource for the expansion of Housing First in 2025-26.

Some local authorities (Glasgow, Fife and West Lothian) deliver Housing First programmes which have elements that focus on young people. By combining a national Housing First model with locally adapted interventions, these areas can offer stable accommodation and ongoing support for young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

Scottish Government monitoring data indicates that, as of 31 March 2025, there were 77 Housing First tenancies where children were resident, comprising 137 children.

The Scottish Government has published national monitoring reports on Housing First since 1 April 2021. These monitoring reports are publicly available on the Scottish Government website: Housing First: monitoring reports - gov.scot.

The Scottish Government does not collect or hold information identifying whether participants in Housing First tenancies have learning disabilities.