SNP invests in further reducing homelessness already much less common and severe than in England but gets no MSM coverage

From the Scottish Government but getting no attention from BBC Scotland, STV, Herald, Scotsman or Record so far as I can see today, ten hours later, the above, and:

First 100 days commitments continue to be met.

Halfway through the first 100 days of the Scottish Government formed in May, the rollout of an expanded 10-year £50 million Homelessness Prevention Fund is underway.

£1 million is being made available for a second year to enable social landlords and third sector organisations to support tenants to stay in their homes.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations and Homeless Network Scotland are administering phase two of the Upstream Homelessness Prevention Fund. This will provide a range of support to households in Glasgow, including assistance with rent arrears, repairs and furniture costs alongside initiatives to prevent people becoming homeless.

The fund is in addition to the £9 million invested to mitigate the impact of the UK Government’s decision to freeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates in 2026-27. It forms part of the commitment to spend £50 million on homelessness prevention activity over the next decade.

Full text at: https://www.gov.scot/news/deputy-first-minister-launches-rollout-of-50-million-to-prevent-homelessness/

Evidence that homelessness is less common and less severe in Scotland?

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  1. Ah but what about the supposed economic miracle that is Manchester?

    From the Manchester Evening News (December 11, 2025): ‘Manchester is the worst for homelessness in the north west – One in every 61 people in Manchester are homeless, according to the latest data. There are 4,678 children and a total of 9,589 people without a home in the Manchester city council area – the most out of any other area in the north west.’

    Homelessness across Greater Manchester by borough:

    Manchester – 9,589 (one in every 61 people)

    Salford – 2,327 (one in every 126 people)

    Oldham – 1,347 (One in every 187 people)

    Tameside – 1,088 (one in every 220 people)

    Rochdale – 804 (one in every 293 people)

    Bury – 646 (one in every 308 people) Trafford – 692 (one in every 348 people)

    Bolton – 609 (one in every 509 people)

    Wigan – 596 (one in every 579 people) Stockport – 571 (one in every 532 people)

    See https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/one-61-people-homeless-manchester-33036684

    How to other major cities in the UK compare – significantly worse?

    On 8 July in Bella Caledonia, Mike Danson provided some analysis of just how exceptional – or rather not – the achievements of ‘Manchesterism’ have been relative to other places, including the Glasgow City region: ‘On No 10 North and the Limits of Manchesterism – There have been no fundamental changes in the powers of neighbourhoods, communities or boroughs within the city-region: Manchesterism isn’t based on principles of community empowerment, subsidiarity or community wealthbuilding.’

    The article also has this: ‘In terms of productivity and economic growth, overall there are no differences since 2004 between the performances of Greater Manchester and Greater Glasgow measured in terms of GDP per head or GVA per hours worked.

    ‘Published expert analyses reveal that all the perceived successes of Andy Burnham’s strategies are due to a rising population in his region – improvements in productivity have followed exactly the same trajectories in Greater Glasgow and Greater Manchester [see Muscatelli, A. (2025) ‘Independent report on regional economic development in Scotland’]

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