Press releases and statements
Shelter Scotland urges Nicola Sturgeon to end tenant fears over rent freeze plans
Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is urging the First Minister to provide clarity for tenants on her plan to freeze rents for private and social tenants.
Posted on 26 Sep 2022
Shelter Scotland urges Nicola Sturgeon to end tenant fears over rent freeze plansShelter Scotland urges First Minister to intervene to stop looming housing and cost-of-living crisis
Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is urging First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to utilise the Scottish Government’s available options and immediately tackle the failing housing and homelessness system by spearheading a new Scottish Housing Emergency Action Plan.
Posted on 30 Aug 2022
Shelter Scotland urges First Minister to intervene to stop looming housing and cost-of-living crisisShelter Scotland demands no backtracking on Aberdeen social housing promises
Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has insisted that social housing projects cannot be delayed ahead of a crunch vote at Aberdeen City Council’s meeting on Wednesday (24th August).
Posted on 23 Aug 2022
Shelter Scotland demands no backtracking on Aberdeen social housing promisesHomeless Scots asked to move to England as new statistics show Scotland’s homelessness system is on the brink of failure
Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland says that its clients in central Scotland who become homeless are being asked to move hundreds of miles to the Highlands or the north of England as Scotland’s local authorities run out of options to help.
Posted on 18 Aug 2022
Homeless Scots asked to move to England as new statistics show Scotland’s homelessness system is on the brink of failureShelter Scotland welcomes Jim Strang to committee and board
Shelter Scotland has welcomed social housing veteran Jim Strang to its committee, where he will bring decades of experience to the charity’s ongoing fight for home.
Posted on 09 Aug 2022
Shelter Scotland welcomes Jim Strang to committee and boardThree out of five people in Scotland doubt the Scottish Government will deliver on its social housing plan
A new survey, carried out by Shelter Scotland, has revealed that three out of five (60%) adults in Scotland think it’s unlikely the Scottish Government will deliver on its target of 110,000 affordable homes by 2032.
Posted on 20 Jun 2022
Three out of five people in Scotland doubt the Scottish Government will deliver on its social housing planHousing issues among top priorities for Scots according to Shelter Scotland survey
Housing issues among top priorities for Scots according to a Shelter Scotland survey
Posted on 29 Apr 2022
Housing issues among top priorities for Scots according to Shelter Scotland surveyNearly 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 figures