Ever felt like you’re spending too much money keeping your home warm? Celebrated a win at reclaiming your deposit? Had a rant about your landlord? Looked for advice on your rights as a...
Author: Lisa Borthwick
Over 1 million people living in poverty in Scotland: The families behind the figures
On Thursday 16th March, the Scottish Government released two sets of poverty statistics, on how many people live in poverty and on how many people live in ‘persistent poverty’, in other...
Health and fuel poverty: The catalogue of Scottish schemes aiming to tackle the risks
There has been a lot of attention recently on fuel poverty, and 748,000 fuel poor households marked a failed target to eradicate fuel poverty by November 2016. Two major reports were...
Can we ‘prescribe’ affordable warmth?
The health implications of fuel poverty are well understood and widely accepted. Health, fuel poverty and cold homes are inextricably linked and the relationship is bi-directional: poor...
Joining forces with the health sector to tackle cold homes
At Shelter Scotland, all our advice and support services, and campaigning and policy activity is centered around our mission statement: Until there’s a home for everyone. This is not just...