Shelter Scotland

Kristen Hubert and Shelter Scotland's Graeme Brown during the launch of a national empty homes helpline A new partnership has been launched to tackle the problem of Glasgow’s empty homes.

By Scottish Empty Homes Partnership national manager Kristen Hubert (Last week) we released our recommendations about what financial incentive programmes we think are needed to unlock more of Scotland’s 27,000+ long term private sector empty homes.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has proposed the creation of a community grants programme to help bring Scotland’s thousands of private empty homes back into use. The partnership, which is funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by Shelter Scotland, says that an Empty Homes Commun

Michael Murray (left) during a university fair in Aberdeen Michael Murray details his time as a Shelter Scotland volunteer

Laura Fairlie By Laura Fairlie from Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland launching the Voter Registration campaign in Edinburgh with the Electoral Commission Shelter Scotland and the Electoral Commission have teamed up to encourage as many people as possible to register to vote following concerns that people with no fixed address or those renting their h

Continuing this year's Homeless Spotlight feature, Shelter Scotland's senior policy officer, Emma Dore, takes a detailed look at the charity's report into the use of temporary accommodation in Scotland which revealed that Scottish children spent nearly one million days homeless during 2015. Emma Dor

Senior figures from across the housing sector have united in opposition to proposals in the UK Immigration Bill which they fear risk “significant harm” to “deeply vulnerable people”. The Scottish Association of Landlords, Shelter Scotland, Homeless Action Scotland and the Scottish Federation

The number of children in temporary accommodation in Scotland has increased since last year but the number of people assessed as homeless has fallen, new figures have revealed. According to quarterly data from the Scottish Government, there are now 4,923 children in temporary accommodation - an incr

Children living in Scotland spent nearly one million days homeless during 2015, according to a new report. Analysis of Scottish Government statistics following a Freedom of Information request by Shelter Scotland showed that in 2014-15 local authorities provided around 3.8 million days of temporary

More than a quarter of homeowners or tenants in Scotland are worried about covering the cost of their housing in 2016, new research has found. A survey carried out by YouGov on behalf of Shelter Scotland revealed that 28 per cent of adults in Scotland who are responsible for paying rent or a mortgag

Shoppers in-the-know are descending on Shelter Scotland’s Stockbridge shop this month in what has become an annual ‘must-attend’ event for bargain-hunters. Customers will get the chance to pick up designer bargains and collectables including famous brands such as Paul Smith, Burberry, Vivienne

Alex Neil A £4 million fund to transform abandoned and empty town centre properties will help create 87 new affordable homes.

Rosemary Brotchie By Rosemary Brotchie, policy and research manager at Shelter Scotland

John Swinney The Scottish Government has announced a year-year increase of £90 million to its affordable housing budget to help it achieve its target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes during the next parliament.