Press releases and statements
Shelter Scotland and Wheatley undertake independent anti-racist review of services
A new project is reviewing how Shelter Scotland and Wheatley services are delivered in Glasgow for Black People and People of Colour through an anti-racist lens, so that they can better meet the needs of communities.
Posted on 01 Jun 2026
Shelter Scotland and Wheatley undertake independent anti-racist review of servicesNew MSPs to be confronted with scale of housing emergency thanks to innovative Shelter Scotland tool funded by IKEA
A new interactive digital tool launched by Shelter Scotland, funded by IKEA, will enable the public to provide a local snapshot of the housing emergency and its impact to newly elected MSPs.
Posted on 28 May 2026
New MSPs to be confronted with scale of housing emergency thanks to innovative Shelter Scotland tool funded by IKEAShelter Scotland responds to Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing
Following the announcement of the new Cabinet, announcing Shirley-Anne Somerville as Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing, Shelter Scotland has issued the following response.
Posted on 20 May 2026
Shelter Scotland responds to Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and HousingHousing Emergency progress will stall if crucial Cabinet Secretary role is lost says Shelter Scotland
Shelter Scotland say the role must continue if the government is serious about tackling the housing emergency.
Posted on 13 May 2026
Housing Emergency progress will stall if crucial Cabinet Secretary role is lost says Shelter ScotlandParties’ plans to end the housing emergency could hold the key to power in Holyrood election
Voters in Scotland would consider switching their second vote in May’s Holyrood election if political parties backed social house building as the solution to Scotland’s housing emergency, according to new polling published today by Shelter Scotland conducted by the Diffley Partnership.
Posted on 22 Apr 2026
Parties’ plans to end the housing emergency could hold the key to power in Holyrood election54% of people in Scotland live in areas with failing homelessness services, new figures reveal
More than 2.9 million people in Scotland (54 per cent) live in an area where the local authority does not have a fully functioning homelessness service, meaning they are not guaranteed access to their legal right to housing if they experience homelessness, analysis from Shelter Scotland shows.
Posted on 02 Apr 2026
54% of people in Scotland live in areas with failing homelessness services, new figures revealGovernment ‘on course to break’ social housing promise as building falls behind
Social housebuilding is on track to fall far below what is needed to tackle the housing emergency, new Shelter Scotland data reveals.
Posted on 31 Mar 2026
Government ‘on course to break’ social housing promise as building falls behindShelter Scotland issues statement following Glasgow fire
Shelter Scotland has issued the following comment after a devastating fire broke out on Union Street, Glasgow on Sunday afternoon.
Posted on 09 Mar 2026
Shelter Scotland issues statement following Glasgow fireShelter Scotland welcomes Dundee housing emergency declaration
Shelter Scotland has today welcomed Dundee City Council’s declaration of a housing emergency.
Posted on 03 Mar 2026
Shelter Scotland welcomes Dundee housing emergency declaration16 organisations demand action from Dundee City Council as housing system ‘no longer coping’
A coalition of 15 organisations have demanded Dundee City Council declare a housing emergency to address the city’s housing system which is ‘no longer coping’.
Posted on 23 Feb 2026
16 organisations demand action from Dundee City Council as housing system ‘no longer coping’