“As a child, my parents had no means to buy their own home, social housing was a lifesaver. Renting from the private sector would not have been an option because of elevated rents. Council...
Category: housing emergency
Scottish Parliament Response to a Housing Emergency Declaration
Thousands of campaigners across Scotland sent a #HousingSOS – telling the government we’re in a housing emergency and they need to declare it. So, housing should be top of their agenda...
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...
Understanding the Social Value of Social Housing
This month an exciting new tool was launched by Shelter Scotland and HACT to help understand the positive impact of new social homes. The project is a collaboration between HACT and Shelter...
Tackling the record numbers of households and children in Temporary Accommodation
Scotland is in a housing emergency, and it is getting worse. The latest homelessness statistics show that almost 14,500 households and over 9,100 children are trapped in temporary...