Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland's Ndaye Lisa Badji-Churchill responds to statistics which reveal that Black People and People of Colour (BPoC) in Scotland are at the sharp end of the housing emergency.

Scottish Labour has lodged a motion which aims to protect children’s rights as the number of children in temporary accommodation reaches record levels. In a Parliamentary debate yesterday ahead of stage two of the Housing (Scotland) Bill being considered next month, Scottish Labour housing spo

Zoe Ross, 43, and her five children have been trapped in temporary accommodation in the north of Edinburgh for five years.   She admitted to Shelter Scotland that as each year goes by, she is losing hope of ever having somewhere to truly call home and her children.  

Glasgow has more children trapped in temporary accommodation than there are facing the same harrowing situation in Wales, a letter from the local authority has revealed.   An update from Glasgow City Council to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee of the Scottish Parliament has

A mum from Edinburgh has spoken out about the "disgraceful" conditions her and her son were placed in when she became homeless 10 years ago. Stacey Grieve, 32 and son Archie, now seven, were moved around Edinburgh for nine years as the council relocated them in different temporary homes, forcing the

A new report by Shelter Scotland has captured the devastating impact on the lives of children living in unsuitable homelessness accommodation.

Shelter Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to focus on addressing the increasing number of children living in temporary accommodation after the 2025-26 Scottish Budget was approved by Parliament yesterday. Included in the spending plans is a pledge to invest £768 million for the Afford

There are more children trapped in temporary accommodation in Edinburgh than there are facing the same harmful situation across all of Wales, Shelter Scotland has highlighted.

The nominations deadline for the 2025 Scottish Empty Homes Awards has been extended to midday on Friday 31st January. 

Additional funding likely to come to Scotland as a result of a UK government boost to the Rough Sleeping Fund in England must be passed on in full to support those local authorities facing the greatest homelessness pressures in Scotland, Shelter Scotland has said. The UK Government has tripled money

A Housing Emergency Action Plan has been published in response to the unprecedented challenges facing Glasgow's homelessness service and the declaration of a housing emergency in the city.

First Minister John Swinney should prioritise social housing in his plan to tackle child poverty, Shelter Scotland has said. Outlining his vision for eradicating child poverty in Scotland yesterday, Mr Swinney focused on the Scottish Government’s plans to remove the two child benefit cap, a mo

CIH Scotland, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and Shelter Scotland have commissioned new research to identify affordable housing need in Scotland post-2026.

The Scottish Government has been urged to set out fresh plans to tackle homelessness after new research found that 52,363 people were without a home at Christmas in 2023. A parliamentary question submitted by the Scottish Liberal Democrats revealed that on 25th December 2023, there were 30,557 live

Calls have been made for long-term funding for social home-building, as statistics showed the number of homes delivered continues to slow.