How rapid rehousing is preventing homeless people being stuck in temporary accommodation

Insight17.12.217.00 AM by Eve Livingston

Scotland and Wales have implemented a policy called ‘rapid rehousing’, with the aim of cutting the amount of time homeless people are stuck in temporary accommodation. Eve Livingston investigates. Illustration by Jamie Wignall

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