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.
Health-related fuel poverty schemes in Scotland
In September 2016, Shelter Scotland and Energy Action Scotland partnered to create a catalogue of health-related fuel poverty schemes.
Published: 28 February 2017
Working with the health sector to tackle fuel poverty
Over thirty per cent of all Scottish households are living in fuel poverty today, despite a Scottish Government target to eradicate it by November 2016. These 748,000 households require help and support to tackle fuel poverty and this needs to be delivered in a timely, sustainable, and equitable manner.
Published: 31 January 2017
A New Tenancy Regime for Scotland - Shelter Scotland's Consultation Response
In drafting this response to the Consultation on Proposals for Regulations and Policy Supporting the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, Shelter Scotland consulted our support service advisers, law service and private sector tenants, who are members of our Private Tenants’ Forum.
Published: 31 December 2016
Consultation on Social Security in Scotland - Policy Response
Shelter Scotland welcomes the opportunity to submit a response to the Scottish Social Security Consultation. With the imminent transfer of a number of new powers around welfare, the Scottish Government has a unique opportunity to redesign how welfare is understood and perceived as well as create a system which better serves the people who rely on it.
Published: 31 October 2016
Homelessness far from fixed - Why Scotland needs a National Homelessness Strategy
Back in 2012 the landmark Homelessness Task Force report certainly set new standards in breadth and ambition. A lot has been achieved since then: most significantly, reform to homelessness law in Scotland, to give all homeless people similar rights: the right to a settled home.However, homelessness is far from fixed.
Published: 31 October 2016
A Child Poverty Bill for Scotland - Consultation Response
Shelter Scotland welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s Consultation Paper on a Child Poverty Bill for Scotland. We support the inclusion of clear targets to significantly reduce child poverty by 2030 in statute, especially after the UK Government announced in 2015 that it plans to scrap the UK-wide income targets
Published: 31 October 2016
Response to Glasgow City Council's Local Housing Strategy Consultation.
Shelter Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment on the strategic priorities set out in the first draft of the Glasgow City Council Local Housing Strategy for 2017-22.
Published: 30 September 2016
More investment for more Housing debate briefing September 2016
Shelter Scotland welcomes this debate on More investment for more housing and welcomes the commitment from the Scottish Government to build a further 50,000 affordable homes over the lifetime of the next parliament, 35,000 of which will be socially rented housing. However, we do not think this should be the limit of ambition for house building.
Published: 30 September 2016
Scottish Social Housing Charter - Policy Response
Shelter Scotland welcomes the opportunity to comment and respond to this consultation on the Scottish Social Housing Charter.
Published: 31 August 2016
Funding Homelessness Services in Scotland
This study was commissioned by Shelter Scotland as a follow-up from previous 2012 research examining the sources and trends of funding Scottish local authority (LA) homelessness services.
Published: 31 August 2016