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Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair, Maureen McGinn, said: “I am delighted that Govan Law Centre is one of 60 groups sharing in our latest grants totalling over £17 million . This is life changing money which will support people and families facing challenging circumstances and I wish Govan Law Centre every success as it goes on to develop and expand this valuable project.”
GLC's Principal Solicitor Mike Dailly said: "The grant from the Big Lottery
Fund Investing in Communities Programme provides Govan Law Centre with the
vital resources to set up our city wide Private Rented Sector (PRS) Tenants
Project and a dedicated team which will work on behalf of Private Rented Sector
Tenants who are at risk of homelessness through the actions of their landlord
or letting agency".
"This comes at a time when the
private rented sector has doubled since 2001 and where PRS households make up
15% of all households in Scotland. It is
also a time of legislative change with the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland)
Act 2016 in the process of being implemented; the new act has the potential to
make PRS tenancies more insecure".
GLC's Prevention of Homeless Senior Manager Alistair Sharp said: "GLC’s Big Lottery Funded PRS
research presented the voice of tenants living in the private rented sector in
Glasgow and revealed that many feel Powerless with no expectation, choice or
security; a private rented sector where a tenant’s right to a safe, secure,
maintained and affordable home are too often ignored by letting agencies and
landlords".
"We will fight for tenants’ rights and provide
financial inclusion and capability solutions that ensure the tenants voice is
heard and that their rights as tenants are not ignored and will ensure tenants
are empowered, are secure, are able to choose, can expect to live in a safe,
well maintained, secure and affordable home and that Govan Law Centres Private
Rented Sector Project dedicated city wide team will fight for them and with
them to secure their rights".
The new project creates four new posts: full details of how to apply for these posts is set out below:
Solicitor http://www.goodmoves.org.uk/jobs/28158
Welfare Rights Officer http://www.goodmoves.org.uk/jobs/28159
PRS Team Coordinator / Senior Caseworker http://www.goodmoves.org.uk/jobs/28160
Financial Inclusion/Capability Officer http://www.goodmoves.org.uk/jobs/28161
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