Shelter Scotland

Claims by the Scottish Government that progress is being made towards ending homelessness and building social housing look like an attempt to gaslight the Scottish public, Shelter Scotland told MSPs in Parliament yesterday. The housing charity made the claim after new figures showed local government

An open letter from Shelter Scotland demanding that First Minister Humza Yousaf declare a housing emergency and deliver an action plan to end it has attracted more than 10,000 signatures. The housing and homelessness charity presented the letter and the full list of signatories to the Scottish Gover

The Scottish Government has been ignoring warnings on the severity of the housing emergency for more than a year, MSPs were told yesterday. Speaking at the meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Shelter Scotland assistant director Gordon MacRae said

Shelter Scotland has appointed four solicitors to its specialist housing law team.

The Scottish Government's plan to cut its housing budget by around £200 million next year will have "devastating" consequences for social housing supply and homelessness support, ministers have been warned.

Shelter Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to prioritise the needs of homeless children when it delivers its budget on Tuesday. Following the SFHA and Poverty Alliance’s calls for £700 million to be restored to the Affordable Housing Supply Programme, Shelter Scotland said minist

The number of new homes started in Scotland over 12 months has fallen by 24% compared to the previous year to reach the lowest annual figure for almost ten years.

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has commissioned research into children’s experiences of living in temporary accommodation.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published a statement which updates its thematic report on homelessness services in Scotland that it published in February 2023. In February, the Regulator highlighted that some councils were finding it increasingly difficult to fully meet their statutory dut

The latest episode of CaCHE and Housing Options Scotland’s 'Equality in Housing' podcast was recorded in front of a Live Audience at SCVO’s The Gathering event at the EICC in Edinburgh.

Glasgow City Council has become the third local authority in Scotland to formally declare a housing emergency after it highlighted "unprecedented" pressures in relation to homelessness.

Shelter Scotland has urged councillors in Glasgow to unite behind the declaration of a housing emergency today. The housing and homelessness charity has been leading the campaign for local authorities to declare a housing emergency and commit to delivering an action plan to tackle it.

Shelter Scotland and Homes for Scotland have expressed their disappointment after MSPs failed to declare a housing emergency during a debate at the Scottish Parliament yesterday.

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Councillors in Edinburgh have overwhelmingly voted to recognise and seek to address the scale of the capital's housing crisis.