What. A. Year. 2021 has been another rollercoaster in many ways, and for housing, it is no different. The ongoing realities and effects of the pandemic have exacerbated the housing...
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My landlord took my front door to force me to leave
Guest blog by Niki This year I marked my 25th birthday by staying up all night, but it wasn’t a party. I was sat on a pile of furniture I was using to block the open entrance to my home...
Are university students inherently housing insecure?
Guest contributor – Alan McCaskell, Postgraduate researcher in Social Policy at the University of Stirling The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause turmoil and is set to have...
Volunteers’ Week Blog 2021
Volunteering from Home: Connection, Support and Innovation This Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June, we are celebrating the determination, adaptability and patience of Shelter Scotland volunteers in...
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...