Whether it plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the allocation of social housing to veterans and those leaving the military.

A practical guide to social housing allocations was published online in March 2011. This aims to help social landlords understand the requirements and the flexibilities they have in allocating their housing. It includes revised guidance on housing ex-service personnel to help social landlords consider and address their needs and ensure they are not disadvantaged. The guide also provides practical examples of approaches being used by landlords to manage housing allocations including in relation to ex-service personnel. The guide is available on the Scottish Government’s website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Housing/16342/management/socialhousingaccess/allocations/Guide.
To further support landlords to understand and meet the needs of the armed forces community, additional practice examples of approaches being taken by social landlords to support service personnel will be developed and shared through the guide. Once additional practice examples have been identified, we will remind all social landlords of the importance of addressing the housing needs of our armed forces and veterans’ community and highlight the guidance, additional practice examples as well as the Scottish housing options leaflet for people leaving the armed forces and ex-service personnel.