Media Release: Increasing pressure on homeowners puts estimated one in six British households on a knife edge
November 10, 2010

ONE in six British households is estimated to be already struggling to pay their mortgage...

Media Release: Church leader urges MPs to remember principles behind benefits debate
November 8, 2010

A SENIOR Church of Scotland minister has written to every Scottish MP at Westminster ahead...

Media Release: Victory for homeless people as Housing Bill passes final stage
November 3, 2010

NEW laws which strengthen the way in which local councils support families who are at...

Media Release: Housing Benefit cuts set to be criticised by speakers at conference fringe meeting
October 28, 2010

Fringe meeting of the Labour Party conference with Anne Begg MP, chair of the Work...

Media release: Young people make history in Scottish Parliament
October 27, 2010

OVER 100 members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs), aged 14-25, will make history as...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland comment on social housing budget
October 19, 2010

GRAEME Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, says: “If Scotland has...

Media Release: New council houses for Edinburgh after 30 years – response from Shelter Scotland
October 19, 2010

GRAEME Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, says: “While the 280 new...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland welcomes move to protect Highlands social housing
October 13, 2010

FOLLOWING today’s (Wednesday) announcement that Highland Council’s application to extend pressured area status has been...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland hails new rules on homelessness – as Scotland continues to lead the way on the issue
October 6, 2010

BEGINS a spokesperson: “The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee today unanimously passed an...

Media Release: New Private Rented Housing Bill welcomed, but still more progress is needed – says Shelter Scotland
October 5, 2010

SHELTER Scotland says the new Private Rented Housing Bill – which has been published today...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland comments on Parliamentary Answer from Housing Minister on housing benefit
October 5, 2010

COMMENTS from Shelter Scotland regarding the Parliamentary Answer by Housing Minister, Alex Neil, that 50,000 Scots...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland welcomes Green Party proposed amendment on Right to Buy
September 28, 2010

GRAEME Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, said: “We welcome and...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland calls for Scottish Government intervention to ensure 2012 homelessness commitment is met
August 31, 2010

SHELTER Scotland today welcomed the lowest number of homelessness applications since 2002/03 but called for...

Media Release: Reduction in evictions is major improvement, says housing charity
August 26, 2010

SHELTER Scotland today hailed the 29 per cent reduction in evictions by Scottish councils as a...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland welcomes tenancy deposit consultation
August 3, 2010

GRAEME Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, said: “Shelter Scotland has long...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland responds to independent Budget review report
July 29, 2010

Gordon MacRae, head of Communications and Policy, Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, said:...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland responds to new Scottish Government announcement on funding for new homes
July 5, 2010

GRAME Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, the housing and homelessness charity, said: “This is good news...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland responds to Scottish Government announcement of Council house funding
July 1, 2010

RESPONDING today to the Scottish Government’s announcement of the £30 million third tranche of funding for...

Media Release: Shelter Scotland responds to Housing Bill debate
June 23, 2010

IN response to today’s Housing Bill debate in the Scottish Parliament, Gordon MacRae, head of...