Shelter Scotland

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New social tenancies can generate a value of £11,639, a new three-year study commissioned by Shelter Scotland has found. The study, published today, was led by Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT), which worked with tenants and social housing providers over three years to measur

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The director of housing charity Shelter Scotland has described August as a “time for dread” for people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh, warning that the city’s busy festival season could force vulnerable individuals out of temporary accommodation.

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A national action plan must be developed to tackle the housing emergency to avoid the risk that the crisis “drifts on indefinitely”, according to a new report published today by a Scottish Parliament committee. A year on from the official declaration of the national housing emergency by

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The City of Edinburgh Council is preparing to take the unprecedented step of suspending its general council house letting policy for up to a year, in a move aimed at tackling a mounting homelessness crisis and meeting legal obligations to provide suitable temporary accommodation.

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The Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Inner House in unanimously refusing the appeal of a woman who had sought judicial review of Glasgow City Council's failure to provide her with particular accommodation. The appeal concerned a decision of the council in relation to the provision of tempo

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Shelter Scotland is demanding urgent action from every level of government after it was revealed that 10 local authority homelessness services are routinely breaking the law. Local authorities are required by law to provide housing to people experiencing homelessness. The Scottish Housing Regulator'

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Shelter Scotland is urging immediate and targeted action to increase the supply of social housing following the revelation that 240,000 children in Scotland are living in poverty after housing costs are considered. With 10,360 children currently trapped in temporary accommodation, the charity's grou

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