Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland has launched a new plan that details the actions that all parties need to prioritise after the 2026 Scottish election by revealing the extent of public demand for Scotland’s politicians to do more to tackle the housing emergency. New research by YouGov commissioned by the char

Scotland must deliver a minimum of 15,693 affordable homes a year in the next Parliament – a total of 78,465 over five years – with at least half of them needed in the east, according to a major new report published today.

A record-breaking 2,066 empty homes were brought back into use in 2024-25, a new report published today by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has revealed.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for long-term funding for the housing budget after new research revealed Scotland needs to build over 15,000 homes per year to meet housing need.

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

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.

Shelter Scotland has welcomed Elena Whitham MSP as the newest member of its committee. Ms Whitlam brings a varied and diverse wealth of professional and personal experience to the charity’s ongoing fight for home.

West Lothian Council is supporting a national initiative to bring empty homes in private ownership back into use.

Scotland's latest housebuilding figures, which revealed that both starts and completions fell across all sectors over the past year, should be “yet another wake-up call” for the Scottish Government, according to the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). Chief executive Sall

The Scottish Government must “seize the opportunity” from the Spending Review and announce a long-term funding plan for Scotland’s housing associations, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

The number of applications for Discretionary Housing Payments has risen to 129,860 from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, a 4.5% increase from the previous year, according to new figures from the Scottish Government.

All but one local authority in Scotland is set to receive less cash for social homes this year than they did in 2021-2022, despite the Scottish Government declaring a national housing emergency, new figures have shown.

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

Emergency action to suspend council housing allocations across Edinburgh has been hailed as a bold response to the city's mounting homelessness crisis.

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.