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Shelter Scotland briefing minoritised ethnic access to social housing research

By: Shelter Scotland
Published: June 2023

Shelter Scotland briefing minoritised ethnic access to social housing

Shelter Scotland have undertaken research led by Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with CEMVO Scotland and funded by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, to explore the barriers that minoritised ethnic communities face when accessing social housing in Scotland. The researchers carried out a survey of 34 social landlords. They also spoke to 30 people from minoritised ethnic communities, and 10 white Scottish people.

This paper is a summary of the research and its key findings: to read the full report click here.