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...
Category: Policy
Housing is a human right
“They treated me as if it was my fault for being homeless. They didn’t treat me with any kind of respect. They treated me like scum to be honest.” Sarah’s words, speaking to my...
Your housing or your health? Your health or your housing?
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...
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...