Shelter Scotland

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An exhibition of photographs depicting powerful, profound and light-hearted views of what it’s like to rent privately in Scotland arrives in Aberdeen today. Shelter Scotland and arts group Open Aye gave cameras and training in photography to people who rent their homes privately so tenants could s

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Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has hit out at the “shameful” numbers of rough sleepers dying on the streets of Glasgow after new figures revealed that four homeless people are dying every month in the city. Figures obtained by the Sunday Herald from Glasgow City Council via fr

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Ewan Aitken of Cyrenians introduces Suzanne and Sonja at our Homelessness Conference Shelter Scotland’s Aoife Deery asks how can we learn from the experiences of those we help to improve our services?

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Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has secured funding from Comic Relief to develop a cutting edge online tool that helps people in crisis find the help they need quickly. The charity already provides a wealth of information on its mobile-friendly website but wants to make access to p

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James Battye Private renters who are struggling with money worries, health or other tenancy sustainment issues are to be given greater access to advice and support to keep their homes as part of an innovative pilot project being launched in the central belt.

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Housing hustings in (clockwise from top left) Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh Shelter Scotland’s Fiona King said it is vital that upcoming local elections aren't overshadowed by the snap General Election.

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The good progress made on social evictions between 2010 to 2014 has gone into reverse according to new analysis which shows there has been a 24% increase in evictions across Scotland’s social rented sector in the last two years. The Evictions by Social Landlords in Scotland 2012-16 report, publish

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Nora Uhrig details Shelter Scotland’s report into social sector evictions. We have got used to hearing over recent years about the problems facing families and households struggling to afford the essentials, the growth of foodbanks and having to choose between heating and eating. About how the imp

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A panel of candidates in the upcoming local elections in Dundee take to the stage last night as Shelter Scotland hosted its last of four housing hustings events. Chair for the evening, Kieran Andrews from The Courier, kicked things off by introducing the candidates while addressing the lack of diver

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