We work with partner organisations to provide Housing First in Fife. We started by helping young people. Now, we support adults of all ages.

What Housing First does

Housing First helps people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We:

• give you a home as quickly as possible
• provide support to help you keep your home

How it works

You will:

• get a secure home in an area where you feel safe
• choose where you want to live, where possible
• get support that suits your needs

You do not have to fix other problems before getting a home.

Housing First referrals

For a Housing First referral to be considered, the person must be a live homeless case, with evidence of more complex needs, such as:

• drugs/alcohol substance misuse
• mental health issues
• criminal behaviour
• social work involvement
• evictions, or
• revolving door homelessness

Referrals to the Housing First Service can be made by any service using the Housing First Referral form.

Ongoing support

Support is flexible and lasts as long as you need it. This means:

• we work at your pace
• support can change if your needs change
• you can choose how you are supported

If you move home or leave a tenancy, we will keep supporting you. Our aim is to stop homelessness from happening again.

Why this approach works

Housing First is different from other housing support. It focuses on giving you a home first, then support.

This approach helps most people with higher support needs keep their home for the long term.

Our partners include:

• Bethany Christian Trust
• Fife Women’s Aid
• Rock Trust
• Turning Point Scotland

Bethany Christian Trust

This is a national charity that's dedicated to ending homelessness, one person, one family, and one community at a time. It aims to relieve the suffering and meet the long-term needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Scotland. They will provide Housing First support to customers in North East Fife, Levenmouth and Glenrothes area.

Visit Bethany Christian Trust for more information.

Fife Women’s Aid

This charity works Fife-wide. Their aim is to support women and children on the road to recovery. They specialise in supporting women experiencing domestic abuse who are homeless with high needs. Housing First wraparound support can be delivered in any housing environment where the women feel safe.

Visit Fife Women's Aid for more information.

Rock Trust

This is a youth-specific homelessness charity. They aim to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that young people under the age of 25 have access to expert youth services. They assist them to avoid, survive, and move on from homelessness.

Visit Rock Trust for more information.

Turning Point Scotland

This charity can support customers from Kirkcaldy to South West Fife area. Turning Point's approach to Housing First ensures people who are experiencing homelessness and have complex needs are supported directly into a permanent tenancy. This helps to provide a sense of belonging, increases feelings of self-worth, makes a person feel part of their community, and help them to move on from challenges they are facing, or have faced.

Visit Turning Point Scotland for more information.

Housing Support Services

Housing Support referrals for all ages, visit the Short Term Housing Support page.