Press releases and statements
Shelter 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 figuresShelter Scotland welcomes publication of HACT literature review
The first phase of research commissioned by Shelter Scotland examining how the social impact of affordable housing is measured has been published today.
Posted on 18 Jan 2022
Shelter Scotland welcomes publication of HACT literature reviewShelter Scotland’s famous Stockbridge January launch raises thousands
Shelter Scotland’s Stockbridge shop has smashed fundraising records at its popular annual January launch.
Posted on 12 Jan 2022
Shelter Scotland’s famous Stockbridge January launch raises thousandsShelter Scotland responds to latest Scottish Welfare Fund statistics
These figures show a significant spike in applications to the Scottish Welfare Fund and remind us that tens of thousands of households are still struggling financially in the wake of the pandemic.
Posted on 11 Jan 2022
Shelter Scotland responds to latest Scottish Welfare Fund statisticsScandal of Scotland’s invisible homeless children
A new survey has revealed that the majority of people in Scotland do not know how many children become homeless every day.
Posted on 15 Dec 2021
Scandal of Scotland’s invisible homeless children