Today Shelter, together with Ipsos MORI and supported by British Gas, has released its new Living Home Standard research. Led by our colleagues in England to mark their 50th anniversary...
Category: Policy
Breaking the cycle of child poverty
How do you break free from a cycle of poverty when you grow up in a home that makes you ill and reduces your chance of going to and finishing school? More than one in five children in...
Putting it into practice: how to raise standards across Scotland’s private rented sector
The private rented sector’s growth in Scotland is well documented: the most up to date statistics show that the number of households renting in the sector has tripled since 1999. 350,000...
Social Security – the chance for a new approach in Scotland
The Scottish Government recently launched a consultation on what will be the new Scottish Social Security System which will deliver devolved benefits in Scotland. This development comes on...
Homelessness is Far From Fixed
Over the last 15 or so years, Shelter Scotland has championed Scotland’s claim to lead the world in tackling homelessness. But we have always recognised that this claim is one that must be...