Policy library
In this library you will find our latest policy reports, briefings, consultation responses, evidence for Scottish Parliament committees etc. This policy work underpins all of our advocacy and influencing activity to bring about change.
Open Letter to City of Edinburgh Councillors: Declare a Housing Emergency
An open letter to all councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council, urging them to support calls to declare a housing emergency in the city.
Published: 1 November 2023
Edinburgh's Housing Emergency
A briefing paper outlining Edinburgh's Housing Emergency.
Published: 1 November 2023
A Framework for Declaring a Housing Emergency
This document sets out why we’re in a housing emergency, why a declaration is important, and what the process of declaring a housing emergency should involve as well as a draft declaration motion.
Published: 30 October 2023
Shelter Scotland response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Human Rights Bill
Full response from Shelter Scotland to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Human Rights Bill, with particular focus on delivering an enforceable human right to adequate housing in Scots law.
Published: 2 October 2023
Joint response: Scottish Government consultation on Human Rights Bill with respect to the right to adequate housing
A joint response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Human Rights Bill, with respect to the right to adequate housing, from key voices in the housing and homelessness sector.
Published: 2 October 2023
Shelter Scotland Right to Adequate Housing: Report by the Diffley Partnership
This research was conducted by Diffley Partnership for Shelter Scotland between March and May 2023. Its timing was important to help equip the charity to input to the current legislative process in the Scottish Parliament towards a Human Rights Bill which will incorporate four United Nations Human Rights treaties into Scots Law. Of particular interest to the research was the right to adequate housing (RTAH) and the research was designed to gain lived experience perspectives from members of the public and stakeholder views on human rights regarding housing.
Published: 27 September 2023
Shelter Scotland written evidence: Social Justice and Social Security Committee, Pre-Budget Scrutiny, 5 October 2023
Written evidence to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee at the Scottish Parliament, ahead of Shelter Scotland attending a pre-budget scrutiny session at the Committee on 5 October 2023.
Published: 13 September 2023
Shelter Scotland briefing: Programme for Government 2023-24
Briefing paper for MSPs outlining Shelter Scotland's key asks in the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Published: 11 September 2023
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, 12th September 2023
Letter from the Director of Shelter Scotland, Alison Watson, to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Shona Robison MSP, regarding the Capital and Resource Spending Reviews, and the Scottish Government's 'critical mission' to tackle poverty.
Published: 11 September 2023
Shelter Scotland briefing - minoritised ethnic access to social housing. Simplified Chinese translation
Shelter Scotland 与Heriot-Watt University进行协作，在abrdn Financial Fairness Trust的资助下，与CEMVO Scotland合作开展了一项研究，目的是了解苏格兰少数族裔社区在获得社会福利住房时面临的障碍。 Simplified Chinese translation of a Shelter Scotland briefing on research on minoritised ethnic access to social housing.
Published: 22 June 2023