2008 press releases
Browse through Shelter Scotland's press releases from this page. Contact the media team for further background information and briefings or to arrange an interview.
HOMELESS CHILDREN IN SOUTH LANARKSHIRE SUPPORT EACH OTHER WITH LAUNCH OF NEW BOOKLET 
22 July 2011
One year on from the success of Shelter Scotland Support Service South Lanarkshires What is a Home DVD project other families facing similar issues are set to benefit from a new support booklet.
Shelter Scotland benefits from exclusive designer mug collection
8 September 2010
Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity is calling on people across the country to get down to their nearest John Lewis store and purchase an exclusive ELLE Deco limited edition designer mug.
Shelter launches 'Big Build up to Christmas' appeal
4 December 2008
Shelter is today launching a £1.3 million Christmas fundraising campaign across the UK after seeing a rise in people looking to the charity for help in the wake of the credit crunch.
Response to Bank of England interest rate cuts
4 December 2008
Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, welcomes the interest rate cut, and challenged banks and mortgage lenders to pass the saving on to homeowners.
Response to sharp rise in landlord approval figures
3 December 2008
Shelter Scotland welcomed improvements in administration of the scheme but said that the focus must now move onto enforcing standards.
Response to Gordon Brown's announcements on mortgages
3 December 2008
Shelter Scotland responds to Gordon Brown's announcement on mortgages.
Launch of new Children's Service
2 December 2008
A new Shelter Scotland project is launched, aimed at helping thousands of children who become homeless every year in Scotland.
Shelter Scotland calls on lenders to follow RBS lead on repossessions moratorium
1 December 2008
Shelter Scotland calls on lenders to follow RBS lead on repossessions moratorium.
Response to Scottish Housing Conditions Survey from Shelter Scotland
27 November 2008
Shelter Scotland responds to Scottish House Conditions Survey.
Response to £9m brought forward by Scottish Government
27 November 2008
Shelter Scotlands response to Scottish Governments announcement of an extra £9 million for housing in Scotland.
Shelter Scotland responds to CML figures
21 November 2008
Shelter Scotland response to Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) figures showing the number of homes repossessed in the last three months.
Poll reveals top Hometime song, as charity hands over 4,000 postcards
19 November 2008
Poll reveals top Hometime song, as charity hands over 4,000 postcards
KT Tunstall joins Shelter campaign to help end homelessness in Scotland by 2012
7 November 2008
Scottish singer KT Tunstall is the latest celebrity to sign up to Shelter Scotland's exciting campaign to keep the pressure on politicians to ensure everyone has a home by 2012.
Shelter Scotland responds to interest rate cut
6 November 2008
Shelter Scotland today welcomed the one and half per cent interest rate cut and challenged banks and mortgage lenders to pass the saving on to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners.
Shelter Scotland 40 years on
28 October 2008
Scotland’s internationally acclaimed homelessness target to give everyone the right to a home by 2012 is still within reach, says Shelter Scotland director, Graeme Brown, as the charity in Scotland marks its 40th anniversary tonight (Wednesday).
