📈 This graph shows the number of children living in temporary accommodation over the past five years. And it keeps climbing. Should ANY child in Scotland be homeless? If you answered no, help us fight for a future where every child has a safe place to call home. 🏠 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH

RE: Our Glasgow Union St. shop: Everyone's safe and being supported, but our shop, part of the community for 9 years, has been destroyed. We thank emergency services for their tireless work. You can support us by visiting our other shops or donating. ❤️ Full statement: shelterscotland.org/GUSShop

Scotland's housing system is broken and biased, caused by decades of underinvestment and political choices across successive governments. Stand with us and demand the social homes our nation needs to end the #HousingEmergency once and for all. ✊ shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

CIH president Julie Haydon: "Housing’s strength doesn’t come from bricks and mortar — it comes from people." She adds: "Housing is not just infrastructure, it is resilience — and resilience sustains people." #ScotlandsHousingFestival

@shelterscotland.bsky.social director Alison Watson: "The housing emergency is still here and it continues to get worse...We have built a system that costs a fortune but which fails people every day." #ScotlandsHousingFestival

The #HousingEmergency has consequences we can’t ignore. Devastating new figures show 231 people experiencing homelessness in Scotland died in 2024. We can't end homelessness without social homes. The next parliament must deliver 15,693+ new social homes each year to tackle the housing emergency.

📣 Dundee City Council has declared a #HousingEmergency, recognising what people already know: their housing system isn’t working. We look forward to working alongside the council to tackle homelessness and fix the broken and biased housing system across Dundee. ℹ️ shelterscotland.org/DCCHE

Dundee has formally declared a housing emergency, with councillors, campaigners and frontline organisations warning that the city’s housing system is now failing many of its residents.

Getting a job is a huge milestone for many refugees, yet often it’s out of reach. Scotland can change this. The next Scottish Government must ensure refugees can use their skills by removing barriers, improving skills recognition and opening up pathways. Find out more: https://ow.ly/tzRT50YnVz3

We have two opportunities to join our Board as Trustees. If you have experience in public affairs, social policy, anti-racism or fundraising in Scotland, and you want to help end the housing emergency, we want to hear from you. Apply now. Closing date: 6 April 2026. 📝 shelterscotland.org/HR03Mar

News this morning suggests Dundee City Council may declare a #HousingEmergency later today. We'll be watching closely, but this could be the news people of Dundee have been waiting for, and the outcome the Dundee Coalition has been fighting for. More info 👉 shelterscotland.org/DHEDTC

Want to make rent more affordable again? More social housing means less pressure on the private rented sector. Lower demand = lower rents. Tell our politicians to build social homes to combat the #HousingEmergency. 👉 shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

📣 Live in Dundee? Your voice matters. Over a dozen housing, homelessness and social justice organisations have urged Dundee City Council to declare a #HousingEmergency. Now it’s over to local people. Email your councillors today 👇 shelterscotland.org/DundeeEmail

A 38% annual rise in breaches of the Unsuitable Accommodation Order in Dundee shows in stark terms how the system is failing people. We’ve joined Dundee's Housing Emergency Coalition to urge councillors to declare a #HousingEmergency and take action now. Read the coalition letter: buff.ly/pCvC3PQ

All social landlords have a responsibility to reflect the communities we serve. CIH's new EDI campaign ‘Equality in Housing’ is a call to action to embed diversity in recruitment, amplify underrepresented voices, and create communities where everyone belongs. Find out more: buff.ly/VEliXSW

There is no doubt that #Dundee is going through a local housing emergency. That's why we joined a coalition of 16 organisations pushing for the council to make a formal declaration. Openly acknowleding a problem is the first step to dealing with it. scotland.shelter.org.uk/media/press_...

Any number of children without a home in Scotland is too many, but this number has increased nearly every year since 2014 and we're now at a record high 10,480. We cannot accept this as the new normal. Add your name if you agree and together, let's say enough is enough! 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH

If you live in Dundee, don't sit back and wait for politicians to step up – join the call and demand Dundee City councillors support the declaration of a housing emergency and adopt the housing emergency action plan. 🔗 shelterscotland.org/DundeeEmail

🚨🏠 People in Dundee are being failed. We stand with 15 other frontline housing, homelessness and social justice orgs urging Dundee City Council to declare a #HousingEmergency and adopt the community-led Housing Emergency Action Plan (HEAP). ✉️ Open Letter: shelterscotland.org/DundeeOLPR

15 organisations join forces to demand Dundee declares a housing emergency

We support @shelterscotland.bsky.social call urging Dundee City Council to declare a #HousingEmergency.

Some of our Gran Squad is in Glasgow today and they want to speak to people about the #HousingEmergency and how it impacts them. If you're nearby, our Gran would love a chat. 📍 Find us at the Concert Hall steps, outside Buchanan Galleries PS. We have shelter from the rain if that tempts you 😜

🚫🏠 With demand exceeding supply since 2021, this has been a lost parliament for our nation's housing needs. If we're serious about tackling the #HousingEmergency, Scotland's next parliament must deliver at least 15,693 social homes each year. Sign if you agree. ✍️ shelterscotland.org/Act

Awaab’s Law is vital for safer homes in Scotland, but current proposals risk excluding some temporary accommodation. People can be stuck in unsafe “temporary” homes for years so it's important that Awaab's Law ensures everyone deserves the right to safe housing. 📖 shelterscotland.org/AwaabBriefing

How do we confront systemic racism in housing? Our own @gmacrae.bsky.social is joined by Dr Nadia Ayed on the latest @scottishhousingnews.com podcast where they explore the issues driving it, ways to combat it, and what an anti-racist approach to housing looks like. 🔗 shelterscotland.org/SHN78TS

📖 Weekend reading! How can our next MSPs reduce the injustice of poverty? How can we reduce in-work poverty in social care? Details of member meetings and member events. It´s all in the Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter. www.povertyalliance.org/scottish-ant...

With a broken housing system, it’s people who pay the price. 💔 Children trapped in temporary accommodation. 💔 Families stuck in unsuitable accommodation. 💔 People priced out of their communities. Add your name to demand the social housing Scotland needs #HousingEmergency 👉 shelterscotland.org/Act

Scotland’s #HousingEmergency has been driven by decades of underinvestment. Add your name today to demand the social homes Scotland needs, and help end it. ✍️ shelterscotland.org/Act

5️⃣ What would you say to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and decision makers?

This is Mary. She and her daughter spent 5 years in temp accommodation, experiencing stress, uncertainty & fear, but they finally secured a permanent home through knowing their rights. 💪 👇 Scroll down to watch some questions we asked about her experience, and the impact of getting a social home.

Homelessness in Scotland is rising, with a record high number of children stuck in potentially unsafe, unsuitable temporary accommodation. Politicians need to fix the #HousingEmergency, so email them today and demand they build the social homes Scotland needs. ✉️👉 shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders

Two members of the Poverty Alliance network are recruiting. Migration Policy Scotland is looking for a researcher to support an exciting new project to help low-income migrant households. migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk/project/come...

'It’s a small triumph in the face of housing crisis' 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/life...

🏠 Dundee’s #HousingEmergency can’t wait. What is the Housing Emergency Action Plan (HEAP) that the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition has proposed, and what difference would adopting the HEAP make to the city? 👀 Watch, ❤️ Like and 🔁 Share. Demand that Dundee City Council makes the right choice.

⚠️ The average length of stay in temporary accommodation in Scotland is 280 days. This needs to change. We are at the launch of the Restoring New Scots' Rights: Fair Housing For All campaign today. Read more about the campaign here: www.cwin.org.uk/news/restori...

To find out more about Dundee's #HousingEmergency and the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition's 'Housing Emergency Action Plan' (HEAP), check out the link below. 🔗 shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP

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Award-winning actor and Dundee native Brian Cox is calling for Dundee to formally declare a #HousingEmergency and adopt the Dundee Housing Emergency Action Plan. Decision makers must act now or the cost of delay will be paid for by families. More from Mr. Cox 👉 shelterscotland.org/BCDHEAP

Refuse to accept this as a new normal. Sign our record of rage: shelterscotland.org/Act

🚨 This has been a lost parliament for homelessness. 📈 Children in temp: up 26% (highest on record) 📈 Homelessness: up nearly 20% 📈 Rough sleeping: more than doubled 10,480 children are paying the price of decades of underinvestment. This cannot be normalised. Info 👉 shelterscotland.org/HS26Feb

Women In Social Housing (WISH) South East’s first event of 2026 is taking place at Moat Homes Offices, Dartford! Date: Thursday 12thFebruary 2026 Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm Place: Moat Homes Cost: FREE for WISH members £45.00 + VAT for non-members www.wishnetwork.org/events/south...

🏠 Earlier this week, the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition unveiled a bold #HousingEmergency Action Plan (HEAP) to put us on the road to solving the city's housing issues. Do you live somewhere that also has a broken housing system in need of its own HEAP? 🗨️ Comment below 👇

👩‍👧‍👦 Amy, a mum of two from Dundee, faced homelessness after domestic abuse. The city’s broken housing system nearly failed her. Dundee must act, and the #HousingEmergency Action Plan can prevent more families from falling through the cracks. More info and Amy's story 👉 shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP

Dundee is already living with the consequences of a housing emergency – whether politicians want to call it that or not. Our Director, Alison Watson, urges Dundee's decision makers to declare a #HousingEmergency and adopt the Housing Emergency Action Plan. ℹ️ Info: shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP

⏳ We're just 100 days away from the Scottish Election. With parties starting to talk about their priorities for the next five years, email and tell them they must prioritise building social homes, as it's the only way to end the #HousingEmergency. ✉️ Email today: shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders

🏠 Dundee faces a #HousingEmergency: 225 children in temporary accommodation and a 24% rise in homelessness. ⚖️ Will Dundee's decision makers declare a housing emergency and adopt the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition's Housing Emergency Action Plan? More info 🔗 shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP

Scottish Government announces new housing agency to accelerate housebuilding across Scotland: ▶️ www.gov.scot/news/new-hou...