Shelter Scotland welcomes new Housing Secretary following cabinet reshuffle

Following the First Minister John Swinney's cabinet reshuffle, Shelter Scotland welcomes the new Cabinet Secretary.

Shelter Scotland Director, Alison Watson said:

"We welcome the new Cabinet Secretary Mairi McAllan in this new post and are ready to work with her to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency.

"We've been asking for housing to have a seat at the cabinet table for a long time. Today marks a turning point, with signs that the First Minister is committed to getting those 10,360 children out of temporary accommodation and into secure homes.

"But words aren’t enough. It has been over a year since a national housing emergency was declared by Parliament and sadly more needs to be done. We need to see radical and urgent action now to build more social homes to end homelessness in Scotland."