Shelter Scotland

The true scale of child homelessness in Scotland, the increased length of time spent in temporary accommodation limbo and the health impact of homelessness has been revealed in new analysis from Shelter Scotland. According to the figures, around 38 children a day were made homeless in Scotland in 20

Shelter Scotland has unveiled an international line-up of comedians for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe fundraiser – which is part of a series of events and activities being held to mark the housing and homelessness charity’s 50th anniversary. Among those ready to Stand Up For Shelter wi

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is celebrating strong progress over the last 12 months as it helped bring more than 700 homes lying empty for more than six months back into use. Last year the partnership supported local authorities and partners to bring 742 long-term private empty homes

Monique Campbell looks back on last week when Shelter Scotland took to the streets to highlight Glasgow City Council’s failings to provide support to homeless people. Glasgow City Council’s own figures show that it unlawfully failed to offer temporary accommodation to homeless people 3,025 times

Ahead of yesterday’s protest by Shelter Scotland against the “shocking scale of unlawful activity” from Glasgow City Council in denying homeless people their rights, Adam Lang details the background and facts behind the demonstration. In Scotland we should be rightly proud of what is often ref

Shelter Scotland will today lead a protest against the “shocking scale of unlawful activity” from Glasgow City Council in denying homeless people their rights. Dozens of homelessness campaigners will stage a peaceful, public protest at the City Chambers at 11am aimed at raising awareness of the

Shelter Scotland Morningside shop manager Tony Foster with some of Lee Westwood’s donations Golf fans have an unprecedented chance of owning the personal memorabilia of former world number one golfer Lee Westwood via a one-off auction.

Thousands more long-term, privately-owned empty homes across Scotland are in the sights of an expanded team which aims to use all its powers to bring them back into use. A key aim of the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) – which has recently had its funding doubled by the Scottish Government

Shelter Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to act quickly to prevent the recent progress on homelessness being reversed after new “shocking” new figures revealed an annual increase in homelessness applications. Official homelessness and housing options statistics, published in two report

Shelter Scotland volunteers Jean Mcclusky, Alison Noble and Carol Cullen Shelter Scotland is appealing to time-pressed people by offering them opportunities to make a difference which require less than an hour of their time.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart visits Queens Cross Housing Association tenant Brony as the Scottish Government accepts recommendations to transform temporary accommodation for homeless people Recommendations to transform temporary accommodation, including getting the right support in place from day

The Scottish Government is in danger of failing to deliver a real Warm Homes Bill for Scotland, a group of 50 civil society and business organisations has warned. In a joint statement issued today the group calls on ministers and MSPs to create a law that will end fuel poverty, create new jobs and i

Shelter Scotland’s senior campaigns & policy officer, Lisa Glass, on the health implications of living in a cold home, and what more needs to be done. Thinking about cold homes and fuel poverty might be hard just now given the elusive Scottish summer will soon be upon us, but today 649,000 hou

Helena Simpson P6 at Corstorphine Primary in Edinburgh helping Shelter Scotland launch its 50p schools challenge Primary school pupils across Scotland are being urged to support Shelter Scotland by conducting fundraising events and activities during the charity’s 50th anniversary year.

A one-off screening of the gritty and critically acclaimed film ‘I, Daniel Blake’ – described as a “battle-cry for the dispossessed” – is to be held at Edinburgh Filmhouse on Tuesday 5 June. The screening is part of the 12-month series of activities and events Shelter Scotland is running