Thinking about cold homes and fuel poverty might be hard just now given the elusive Scottish summer will soon be upon us, but today 649,000 households in Scotland are living in fuel poverty...
Author: Lisa Borthwick
Building stronger foundations: the impact of good housing and community groups in tackling social isolation
“If you think about it isolation is used as torture…if you’ve gone a week and you’ve not spoken to another human being, it’s pretty desperate.” The quote above says it best: feeling lonely...
Are we on the way to finally eradicating fuel poverty?
Today marks the close of the Scottish Government consultation on a strategy to tackle fuel poverty. At Shelter Scotland, we want to make sure everyone has a safe, secure and affordable home...
A new year, a new start. What next for housing in Scotland?
The last few years seem to have passed by in a bit of a whirlwind – elections, Brexit, new Bills, and the rollout of major new policies including changes to the way people claim and receive...
‘No DSS’ – you talked, we listened. What next?
I really struggled to find somewhere that would take me as a tenant because I rely on benefits. I had to ask a friend to be a guarantor and although I did have someone willing to do that...