Shelter Scotland
New University of Edinburgh course to aid efforts to tackle homelessness
A new course aimed at providing people with the necessary skills to help people who are homeless will be launched by the University of Edinburgh this month.
Published 7 January 2019
Designer bargains up for grabs at Shelter Scotland’s annual charity shop event
Shoppers in-the-know are set to descend on Shelter Scotland’s Stockbridge shop today in what has become an annual ‘must-attend’ event for bargain-hunters.
Published 3 January 2019
Scottish Government reaches 80,000 affordable homes milestone
Housing minister Kevin Stewart has welcomed new figures which reveal a 21% rise in the number of affordable homes delivered in Scotland during the last year.
Published 12 December 2018
Blog: Short term lets: The impact on Scotland’s housing system
The concentration of Airbnb lets in Edinburgh is higher than that of New York, Berlin, Barcelona and even London. Izzy Gaughan asks what this means for Scotland's housing crisis?
Published 12 December 2018
More than 6,000 children in Scotland will be homeless at Christmas
More than 6,000 children from across Scotland face being homeless this Christmas, the highest number in ten years, according to new figures.
Published 5 December 2018
Blog: Private Residential Tenancies – one year on, how has the new law changed renting in Scotland?
One year after private renters were given new rights, James Mullaney looks at what has improved and what still needs to be done.
Published 4 December 2018
More than 400 Shelter workers to strike next month following ‘derisory’ pay offer
Staff at housing and homeless charity Shelter, including those in Scotland, will take three days of strike action next month in a dispute over pay.
Published 29 November 2018
Conference to hear of step-change for empty homes work in Scotland
Delegates from across Scotland will hear about the range of successful initiatives and projects bringing new momentum to the challenge of turning long-term private empty properties in to homes again.
Published 26 November 2018
Around 43,000 people became homeless in Scotland last year
A household lost their home every 18 minutes in Scotland last year and homelessness applications rose for the first time in nine years, a new report has found.
Published 22 November 2018
Far From Fixed: Shelter report reveals true scale of homelessness in Scotland
The complexities of the homelessness system across Scotland and the multiple issues that people who are homeless face have been outlined in a new report published today.
Published 8 November 2018
Blog: What do the homelessness statistics show us – and what don’t they?
Homelessness is back on the rise - with the number of children in temporary accommodation rising for the fourth year running, writes Shelter Scotland’s Jessica Husbands.
Published 8 November 2018
Shelter Scotland produces ‘toolkit’ for private tenants
An online ‘toolkit’ for Scottish tenants on how to best navigate the rental system has been launched by Shelter Scotland, with funding from the SafeDeposits Scotland Trust.
Published 8 November 2018
Moves to record homeless deaths a step closer with NRS promise
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) could begin to record the number of homeless deaths across the country after it pledged to conduct a review of its policy and practice.
Published 1 November 2018
Seventh year of Social Media Santa to deliver Christmas gifts to homeless children
Today marks the launch of the annual Social Media Santa campaign, giving people the chance to send a gift to a child who is homeless this Christmas.
Published 1 November 2018
More than 300,000 Scottish households have received emergency grants
A total of 306,305 low income households in Scotland have been helped to pay for essential items such as food and heating through emergency grant funding since 2013.
Published 31 October 2018
