The Glasgow Hostel Closure Programme: Findings ... - Asunto ensin
The Glasgow Hostel Closure Programme: Findings ... - Asunto ensin
The Glasgow Hostel Closure Programme: Findings ... - Asunto ensin
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Glasgow</strong> <strong>Hostel</strong>s• Longstanding concerns about large-scale hostels run by<strong>Glasgow</strong> City Council, NGOs and private sector• Originally designed to provide basic, short-termaccommodation; not equipped to provide intensive support forlong-term residents with complex needs• <strong>Glasgow</strong> Street Homelessness Review Team (2000) +Scottish Government funding = <strong>Hostel</strong> <strong>Closure</strong> <strong>Programme</strong>• Start of process GCC had 4 x 240 bed male hostels; singlerooms; very little support; severe problems of druguse/dealing, violence, suicide, money lending, etc.• All four hostels closed between 2000 and 2008, to be replacedby mainstream tenancies/smaller-scale supported units
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