The 2023/24 Scottish Budget represented a crucial opportunity for the Scottish Government to show that it’s serious about reducing affordable housing need and tackling the backlog of...
Category: social housing
What is “affordable housing need”?
Here at Shelter Scotland we campaign for more social housing in order to reduce “affordable housing need”. But what exactly does that mean? And why do we do it? What is the...
A historic week for tenants in Scotland
The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill 2022 was introduced last week including a rent freeze and eviction ban for tenants. We’ve gone through the legislation line by line...
A decade of unfulfilled promises – how much longer can we wait?
It has been 10 years since the Scottish Parliament promised that nobody who became homeless would be denied a permanent home. That promise remains unfulfilled. It would seem fitting then...
Economy, health, and housing: the people’s priorities
With the cost-of-living crisis making headlines on a daily basis, it’s no surprise that housing issues are among the top priorities for adults in Scotland ahead of tomorrow’s local...