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Leave a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland – and give people change

We’re in a housing emergency. Thousands of people are trapped in temporary accommodation. We need change. Real change.

We need the kind of change that will define a new era – one where thousands of people can find a safe place to call home.

You can help make real change happen – with a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland.

How to leave a gift in your will

1. Get your free guide

Get your guide to gifts in wills and all the practical information you need to leave a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland.

Get your guide to wills

2. Write your will for free

Use our partner will writing services to write or amend your will for free – with expert support.

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3. Let us know

If you’re comfortable, we’d love to hear if you’re planning to leave a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland – and say thank you.

Tell us your plans

If you have any questions about leaving a gift in your will, please get in touch at legacies@shelter.org.uk or on 0344 515 1617.

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Why leave a gift in your will 

By leaving a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland, you can give people like Mary real change.

​Mary and her young daughter were homeless for five years. At one stage, they had to share a bed in mouldy housing – all while living with the constant fear that they’d be moved again.​

​Then Mary contacted Shelter Scotland to better understand her housing rights – and eventually, she managed to secure the safe, permanent social home that she and her daughter live in today.​

​But right now, too many families in Scotland are still experiencing the fear and uncertainty of homelessness. We need real change – the kind we can all believe in.​

​With a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland, you can help us push for the social housing that families like Mary’s need.​

​It’s possible. But to make it happen, we need people like you who believe in it, too.​

Real change takes courage. Help make it happen with a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland.

By leaving a gift in your will to Shelter Scotland, you can be sure that we’ll be there for years to come – standing shoulder to shoulder with people as they fight for their housing rights.

And we won’t give up. Not until everyone has a safe and secure place to call home. And future generations don’t ever have to worry about becoming homeless.

Together, we can make real change happen.

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What your gift could do

Thousands more social homes

In the future, thanks in part to your gift, we could help bring about a historic renewal of social housing. And we can take steps to end the housing emergency in Scotland – for good.

Support those in need

Your gift could help people facing housing problems get the right advice to fight for their rights and prevent homelessness.

Create a movement

Through your gift you’ll join a movement that defines a new era – one where everyone has a safe place to call home.

'I decided to leave a gift to Shelter Scotland in my will, because I want to give people real change. If you’re sick of seeing the housing emergency only get worse, will you join me?'

Frank, Shelter Scotland supporter

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Administering a will

If you’re the executor of a will that includes a gift to Shelter Scotland, we're here to help.

Information for executors

Legacy events

At these special events, we'll discuss how gifts in wills can help us achieve the change we need to end the housing emergency.

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Contact us

For further information about our work and gifts in wills, please contact us on 0344 515 1617 or at legacies@shelter.org.uk