Press releases and statements
Ministers have no plan to arrest social housing decline say Shelter Scotland
A leading housing and homelessness charity has claimed the Scottish Government has no plan to arrest the continued decline in social housing delivery.
Posted on 12 Dec 2023
Ministers have no plan to arrest social housing decline say Shelter ScotlandShelter Scotland welcomes Glasgow’s housing emergency declaration
Shelter Scotland has today welcomed Glasgow City Council’s declaration of a housing emergency.
Posted on 30 Nov 2023
Shelter Scotland welcomes Glasgow’s housing emergency declarationShelter Scotland urge MSPs to back Scottish Parliament housing emergency declaration
Shelter Scotland is urgently calling on MSPs to back a motion in parliament being debated tomorrow (Wednesday 22 November) that Scotland is facing a housing emergency.
Posted on 21 Nov 2023
Shelter Scotland urge MSPs to back Scottish Parliament housing emergency declarationShelter Scotland welcomes Edinburgh’s housing emergency declaration
Shelter Scotland has welcomed the City of Edinburgh Council’s declaration of a housing emergency. The capital becomes the first city in Scotland to declare a housing emergency.
Posted on 02 Nov 2023
Shelter Scotland welcomes Edinburgh’s housing emergency declarationMinisters' heads still in the sand on homelessness says Shelter Scotland.
Ministers still have their heads in the sand, claims leading housing and homelessness charity, following the publication of the latest Ending Homelessness Together annual report.
Posted on 26 Oct 2023
Ministers' heads still in the sand on homelessness says Shelter Scotland.First Minister must go much further on housing says charity
Shelter Scotland has said the First Minister’s keynote address this afternoon failed to adequately address Scotland’s housing emergency.
Posted on 17 Oct 2023
First Minister must go much further on housing says charityShelter Scotland take to the streets to mark World Homeless Day
Shelter Scotland staff and volunteers will take their campaign against the housing emergency to streets across Scotland tomorrow (Tuesday, 10th October) to mark World Homeless Day.
Posted on 10 Oct 2023
Shelter Scotland take to the streets to mark World Homeless DayScotland's performance in ensuring right to adequate housing is falling short, new research finds
New research published by Shelter Scotland has found that Scotland is not performing well in ensuring people have the right to adequate housing.
Posted on 02 Oct 2023
Scotland's performance in ensuring right to adequate housing is falling short, new research findsLatest figures show Scottish Government neglecting social housing
Figures released today show the Scottish Government is choosing to neglect social housing according to Shelter Scotland. The charity warned that if ministers failed to pick up the sluggish pace of social housing delivery, Scotland’s housing emergency would continue to get worse.
Posted on 12 Sep 2023
Latest figures show Scottish Government neglecting social housingProgramme for Government fails on housing say Shelter Scotland
The Programme for Government outlined by First Minister Humza Yousaf today fails to meet the challenge of ending Scotland’s housing emergency according to Shelter Scotland.
Posted on 05 Sep 2023
Programme for Government fails on housing say Shelter Scotland