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.

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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.

Scotland needs more social homes

Your gran says — Scotland deserves better than sky-high rents and kids without a home. We've built our way out of an emergency before. It's time to do it again.

With the Scottish election only weeks away, tell your local candidates that ending Scotland's housing emergency must be their top priority.

Agree with your gran? Tell your local candidates — Scotland needs more social homes.

Email your local candidates now

Video transcript

(Gran) Do you know how many social homes the Scottish Government needs to build to end this housing emergency?

(Woman) Gosh, I wouldn't have a clue.

(Woman) 1000?

(Gran) Higher.

(Man) 5000?

(Woman) Even higher.

(Gran) 15,693 every year.

(Man) My mum, when she was raising me as a single mother, had to use the housing schemes out there. But I think a lot of people should get that help as well.

(Woman) In my social home, my kids have got somewhere safe to focus on their homework. Focus on their education.

(Gran) There is a list for social homes. Any idea how many are on that list?

(Man) Tens of thousands, I would think.

(Gran) 125,000.

(Man) It's going to be a massive backlog.

(Gran) Tell politicians to build Scotland and build social homes.

One of our grans asks the people of Glasgow about the long waiting lists for social homes, and hears their stories about the benefits of living in a social home.