Shelter Scotland

A record number of privately-owned empty homes in Scotland were brought back into use with help from local councils last year. In its latest annual report, the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) said that 1,128 properties became homes again in 2018-2019, the best year yet for the group which su

A new approach that uses the untapped, expert lived experience of former homeless people in Glasgow has won a prestigious award.

The Scottish Government has been urged to set a target for new disabled housing after research found that the number of disabled people on housing waiting lists has risen by almost 80% in the last two years.

Shelter Scotland director Graeme Brown reviews progress on housing and homelessness since 1999. 1999 seems both close and very distant now. It’s hard to recall the days when housing debate for Scotland, at a parliamentary level, used to be squeezed into an annual 90-minute slot and the very, v

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland said the underlying causes of poverty must be tackled as new figures revealed nearly a third of a million low income households accessed emergency funding to help with the costs of essentials such as food and heating in the past six years. The Scotti

Plans by the Scottish Government to remove barriers for people needing to access homelessness services are welcome but don’t go far enough, according to Shelter Scotland. Currently, people making homelessness applications to their local council must demonstrate a local connection and show that

Shelter Scotland campaigns & policy officer, Aoife Deery, discusses the Scottish Government’s consultation on its plans to change the rules around local connection and intentionality with regards to homelessness. The last time I blogged about the Scottish Government’s new plan to end

Debbie King looks back on Shelter Scotland’s #HomeTruths debate last month.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Shelter Scotland and CIH Scotland will team up to commission new research on housing supply need in Scotland post-2021. As the Scottish Government’s programme to build 50,000 new homes between 2016 and 2021 continues into its third year,

At least 139 people have died while homeless in Scotland over the last 18 months, according to new statistics. The deaths, which were revealed in freedom of information requests by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and reported by investigative platform The Ferret, include 22 deaths in G

Every day Shelter Scotland fights for the right to safe, secure and affordable housing and to mark last week’s International Women’s Day, Aoife Deery took the opportunity to reflect on the work of the women, past and present, who have helped to improve housing for other women in Scotland

The lives of people begging on the streets of Edinburgh are characterised by poverty, poor health, addiction and abuse, according to hard-hitting new research. Researchers commissioned jointly by the Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership and housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland found e

Shelter Scotland has appointed Gordon MacRae as head of communications and policy, returning to a role he left four years ago. Gordon leaves his role as chief executive of the Scottish Humanists Society to join the housing and homelessness charity.

People who are homeless in Edinburgh face an 18-month wait for permanent accommodation, new statistics have shown. New figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request, and reported by the Edinburgh Evening News, found that the average single adult who declares themselves homeless in the capit

A Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan to help meet the national ambition to "end homelessness together" has been launched in Fife. A five-year fund of £50 million was announced by the Scottish Government last year to tackle the issues associated with homelessness.