Use your voice to end the housing emergency
Shelter Scotland exists to defend the right to a safe home.
Join our campaign to fight for home and end the devastating impact the housing emergency has on our communities.
Together, we stand with people facing homelessness, we expose our broken system, and defend those hit hardest by the housing emergency.
Ready to join our movement?
What is Scotland's housing emergency?
39 children become homeless every day in Scotland
10,480 children are trapped in temporary accommodation
125,000 households are stuck on waiting lists for a social home
*Source: Scottish Government (Homelessness in Scotland: update to 30 September 2025) and Scottish Household Survey 2024, published February 2026.
The housing emergency affects us all
Scotland needs action now.
With too little social housing available, people are being pushed into the private rental market and experiencing sky high rents and unaffordable house prices.
We know there’s only one solution that works - build more social housing.
Tell our politicians to build more social homes
