Shelter Scotland

Aoife Deery details Shelter Scotland’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on social security. At the end of October, Shelter Scotland submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on social security. We appreciated this opportunity to help shape the new Scott

A Chloé “Edith” bag priced at £350 The style-conscious of Glasgow have a new place to shop where the designer and brand-name goods can transform your wardrobe and the life of someone battling bad housing or homelessness.

Frances Snee, empty homes adviser at Shelter Scotland, visits Argyll to see the successful completion of an empty home renovation. I was lucky enough to go on a day trip across the water to Dunoon the other week. I’d been invited by Argyll and Bute’s Empty Homes Officer Kelly Ferns. Kelly was in

Jenny Love Jenny Love discusses a case at Edinburgh Sheriff Court involving a landlord who breached tenancy deposit regulations.

Graeme Brown Graeme Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, has been appointed Shelter’s interim chief executive by the Board of trustees following the announcement that Campbell Robb is to step down as chief executive at the end of the year.

Rosemary Brotchie Rosemary Brotchie, policy and research manager for Shelter Scotland, shares Scotland's experience of abolishing letting agent fees as England plans to do the same.

With only five Fridays left before the big day, Shelter Scotland national marketing & communications manager, Amanda Collins, turns her attention once again to Social Media Santa. There are over 5,000 reasons stopping us from celebrating this year – because that’s the number of children in

In the past the campaign has received over 1,000 gifts in 4 weeks A social media campaign which offers people the chance to buy presents for homeless children at Christmas has been launched today for the fifth year running.

Before and after shots of a renovation of a large empty property in Campbeltown

The band Book Group - pic by Kat Gollack Broken Records, Ballboy, and Meursault are among the bands contributing original seasonal music to a Christmas songbook for homelessness charity Shelter Scotland.

Amanda Collins With the festive season just around the corner, Amanda Collins from Shelter Scotland highlights that over 5,000 children in Scotland will wake up homeless on Christmas morning.

There will be almost 600 more homeless children in Scotland this Christmas than last year, Shelter Scotland announced as it launched its Winter appeal. A total of 5,224 children will wake up homeless on Christmas Day - an increase of 591 on last year - according to the charity, which called it a "sc

The empty schoolhouse in Achiltibuie will soon be transformed into two flats Rural communities struggling to meet demand for local housing are being encouraged to follow in the footsteps of the Highland village of Achiltibuie and apply to a Scottish Government fund to help convert empty properties i

Norman Kerr National fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland has urged Scottish Ministers to reset the target to eliminate fuel poverty in Scotland.

Angela McLachlan By Angela McLachlan, national services manager for Shelter Scotland