Over the course of three weeks our Forrest Road charity shop, along with its volunteer team and shop manager Alaric, played host to a music study run by Marianna, an undergraduate student...
Why your support matters
How many charity emails do you receive every month? If you’re anything like me, it’s… quite a few. They’re causes I have signed up to because I care passionately about them, and have...
The key to unlocking our empty homes
Data collated in December 2017 shows we have approximately 37,135 long-term, private sector empty homes in Scotland. These are figures obtained from all 32 Scottish local authorities and...
Progress in meeting Scotland’s ambitious affordable housing targets shows that the housing sector can deliver
For decades housing campaigners, including Shelter Scotland, have insisted that a significant increase in the supply of affordable homes was critical to tackling the housing crisis in...
Letting agent regulation: important new protections for private renters
For far too many people, the experience of living in the private rented sector has been one of insecurity, poor conditions and powerlessness – but thanks to Shelter Scotland’s campaigning...
It’s now time for action to tackle homelessness
Today the Local Government and Communities Committee, published its report culminating 11 months of inquiry into homelessness in Scotland. The inquiry received 64 written responses to its...