In 2020 Shelter Scotland made the commitment to be an actively anti-racist organisation. We know that Scotland’s housing system is broken and biased, and we must fight against...
Author: Alice Tooms-Moore
How are local authorities coping with the growing housing emergency?
Ahead of local elections in 2022, we spoke to councillors from all four of Scotland’s biggest cities on the importance of delivering social housing to address the housing emergency. Thanks...
Scottish Government must strengthen the rights for people who are homeless
Before the pandemic we were already in a housing emergency with a household becoming homeless every 17 minutes, and 43 children becoming homeless in Scotland every day[1]. The homelessness...
How to support renters out of the pandemic
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of home, throughout it we have been told to “stay home, stay safe”. However, as it drags on many renters are building up debt putting them at...
The UK Government must do more to support renters during the Coronavirus outbreak
During this coronavirus outbreak Scotland’s 340,000 private renters need greater protection and we are calling for the Chancellor to boost social security payments to ensure tenants don’t...