Press releases and statements
Nearly half of Scots have struggled with housing costs survey finds
48% of people surveyed said that they had, at some point, struggled to meet their housing payments while 57% of people with children in their household said they had experienced difficulties
Posted on 07 Apr 2022
Nearly half of Scots have struggled with housing costs survey findsCouncils are failing to deliver social homes for 7,500 homeless children says Shelter Scotland
Councils are failing to deliver social homes for 7,500 homeless children says Shelter Scotland
Posted on 14 Mar 2022
Councils are failing to deliver social homes for 7,500 homeless children says Shelter ScotlandShelter Scotland responds to latest homelessness figures
The latest homelessness statistics published by the Scottish Government are a sharp reminder of the scale of the housing emergency according to Shelter Scotland.
Posted on 01 Feb 2022
Shelter Scotland responds to latest homelessness figuresShelter Scotland welcomes publication of HACT literature review
The first phase of research commissioned by Shelter Scotland examining how the social impact of affordable housing is measured has been published today.
Posted on 18 Jan 2022
Shelter Scotland welcomes publication of HACT literature reviewShelter Scotland’s famous Stockbridge January launch raises thousands
Shelter Scotland’s Stockbridge shop has smashed fundraising records at its popular annual January launch.
Posted on 12 Jan 2022
Shelter Scotland’s famous Stockbridge January launch raises thousandsShelter Scotland responds to latest Scottish Welfare Fund statistics
These figures show a significant spike in applications to the Scottish Welfare Fund and remind us that tens of thousands of households are still struggling financially in the wake of the pandemic.
Posted on 11 Jan 2022
Shelter Scotland responds to latest Scottish Welfare Fund statisticsScandal of Scotland’s invisible homeless children
A new survey has revealed that the majority of people in Scotland do not know how many children become homeless every day.
Posted on 15 Dec 2021
Scandal of Scotland’s invisible homeless childrenShelter Scotland reacts to announcement of affordable housing commitment in Scottish Budget
Shelter Scotland comment on the Scottish Budget announcement, in which Cabinet Secretary for Finance Kate Forbes announced in her statement a commitment from the Scottish Government to progressing the Affordable Housing Supply Programme,
Posted on 09 Dec 2021
Shelter Scotland reacts to announcement of affordable housing commitment in Scottish BudgetShelter Scotland calls for guarantee on social house building as new statistics reveal a 33% drop in social homes completion on the previous year
Commenting on the housing statistics quarterly update, which shows that the number of completions for social sector homes in the 12 months to March 2021 is over a third (33%) lower than the year before, Shelter Scotland is calling for the Scottish Government to ensure the number of affordable homes are committed to in the next budget.
Posted on 07 Dec 2021
Shelter Scotland calls for guarantee on social house building as new statistics reveal a 33% drop in social homes completion on the previous yearScottish housing leaders call on new guarantee to protect social housing commitment
Housing charity Shelter Scotland, alongside the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), has joined forces in an open letter to MSP Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, to ask for a guarantee on the social house building commitment ahead of the Scottish Government budget announcement.
Posted on 06 Dec 2021
Scottish housing leaders call on new guarantee to protect social housing commitment