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Motion · S6M-06180 · 4 Oct 2022

World Homeless Day

Lodged by Sarah Boyack Members' Business Motion 26 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes World Homeless Day, on 10 October 2022, and considers that dignified and adequate housing is a human right; recognises reports that, in 2021, there were over 28,000 homeless households in Scotland and that a third of those included children; believes that the current cost of living crisis poses a greater pressure on households and an increasing demand on support services and expertise than ever before; appreciates the work that the homeless charity, Cyrenians, carries out all-year-round to tackle both the causes and consequences of homelessness; notes that Cyrenians works with and listens to the voices of people with lived experience to enable the work that it undertakes to be as progressive as possible; supports efforts by Cyrenians and other charities working in Scotland's local communities to provide essential support for those facing crisis as well as carrying out work to prevent people from reaching crisis; understands that Cyrenians hopes that, on this World Homeless Day, people of all backgrounds and communities consider supporting work to eliminate homelessness in their local community, and notes calls for everyone to support efforts to invest in homelessness prevention work, towards a day where this event becomes "World Homeless Prevention Day", placing homelessness as a thing of the past.

Supporters (26)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.