Meeting description: We discussed the upcoming Housing Bill including the provisions it is likely to include and the need to keep homelessness prevention high on the political agenda. We also discussed which committee would be likely to be the lead (Local Government Housing and Planning Committee or Social Justice and Social Security Committee) and how any joint scrutiny of the Bill might work. We also raised concerns around levels of households in TA in Edinburgh and a rise in rough sleeping particularly amongst European Economic Area (EEA) migrants and concerns about one council in the Lothians not having easy access to homelessness services.
Topic label: Housing