Scottish Government’s announcement last Thursday was a very welcome one. A £5 million “recovery and rehabilitation fund” to provide additional residential rehabilitation capacity and to support people financially through...
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Our up-to-the-minute observations and analysis on Scottish housing policy
Shelter Scotland’s 3-point plan gets the go-ahead
These are unprecedented times, and never before have we understood how important having a safe home is. “Stay home, save lives” has been the key...
Coronavirus crisis is no time for compromises
If politics is the art of the possible, then the Scottish Government’s rapid intervention to lift rough sleepers off Scotland’s streets was a masterpiece to sit alongside anything in the...
Affordable Housing: What is the need?
Mathematical modelling can be akin to alchemy, turning base data into predictions of the future, a form of gold to some. When the data is based on long-term trends and robust evidence it...
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...