Scottish homelessness charity the Simon Community announced plans to open a dedicated support centre in Glasgow, the country’s largest city, for women experiencing homelessness. INSP spoke to those involved in bringing the project to fruition about why it is needed and what it will offer.

Inside plans for Glasgow’s support centre for women experiencing homelessness

Scotland - A world leader in international social enterprise

Scotland is a global leader in international social enterprise. Organisations like the International Network of Street Papers Homeless World Cup, and Social Enterprise World Forum demonstrate our success making worldwide impact from headquarters in Scotland.

New report: 'Scotland – A world leader in international social enterprise'

As of August 2022, groundbreaking legislation that made Scotland the first country in the world to establish a legal right to free period products nationally came into force. Ahead of International Women’s Day, INSP explored the impact of the policy to examine whether pathways to free menstrual items had been opened for society’s most vulnerable women, and how the cost of living crisis has affected the rollout.

Scotland enshrined the right to free period products into law – the cost of living crisis has made it even more essential

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