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Almost 100,000 children on social housing waiting lists – Conservatives

Almost 100,000 children are on waiting lists for social housing in Scotland, according to data obtained by the Scottish Conservatives. Freedom of information requests by the party to local authorities showed 95,293 children are on waiting lists for ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Budget could ‘completely derail’ work to tackle housing emergency, charity warns

The Scottish Government’s budget could “completely derail” efforts to tackle the housing emergency, a charity has warned. Shelter Scotland says it is “deeply concerned” by cuts to the housing capital budget and the freezing of funding for ...

19 Jan 2023 at 12:17

Bargain hunters flock to Edinburgh charity shop’s ‘legendary’ January sale

A signed, first edition Harry Potter book and designer clothes are among the items sold in a charity shop’s “almost legendary” January sale. Shoppers queued up outside the Shelter Scotland store in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, from 7am on ...

03 Jan 2024 at 13:12

Scotland

Bob Mackie Barbie and 1858 edition of Wuthering Heights star in charity sale

Shoppers have flocked to a charity shop for its annual January extravaganza where items on sale included a collectable Barbie doll by fashion designer Bob Mackie and an antique edition of Wuthering Heights. The Shelter Scotland shop ...

03 Jan 2025 at 14:24

Scotland

New year charity shop sale raises almost £32,000 for Shelter Scotland

A charity shop’s annual January extravaganza sale has raised nearly £32,000. Generous donors gifted antiques to Shelter Scotland such as a copy of Wuthering Heights which was published 11 years after the novel first came out, and ...

10 Jan 2025 at 13:29

Scotland

Labour fails in bid to declare housing emergency across Scotland

An attempt by Scottish Labour to declare a housing emergency in Scotland has failed. The party sought to follow Argyll and Bute and Edinburgh city councils with the declaration, but their motion fell at Holyrood by 63 votes to ...

22 Nov 2023 at 19:47

Scotland

John Swinney says he ‘regrets’ language that was ‘not worthy of me’

John Swinney has said that he “regrets” the language he used during a row with a Labour MSP, adding it was “not worthy of me”. The First Minister appeared to row back on his remarks to Mark Griffin earlier this week when he ...

08 May 2025 at 13:24

Scotland

Shelter Scotland urges Swinney and housing regulator to intervene in Edinburgh

First Minister John Swinney and the Scottish Housing Regulator are both being challenged to act as campaigners accused a local authority of having “systematically failed homeless people for years”. Shelter Scotland said it ...

12 Dec 2024 at 17:03

Scotland

Government to provide more than £400k for empty homes revamp

Funding of more than £400,000 will be invested in bringing empty homes back into use, the Scottish Government has announced. The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership will receive £423,000 from ministers in an effort to boost ...

14 Mar 2024 at 15:48

Scotland

Scottish Government slammed over decrease in social housing stats

A charity has accused the Scottish Government of deliberately neglecting social housing after the number of local authority new builds completed dropped by 23% in a year. Shelter Scotland, a charity that campaigns for ...

12 Sept 2023 at 15:34

Scotland

Record number in temporary accommodation as homelessness rises in Scotland

A record number of homeless Scots are living in temporary accommodation – with official figures showing more than 10,000 children did not have a permanent home. There were 16,330 households in temporary accommodation ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:29

Scotland

Shelter warns ministers against u-turn on housing emergency action plan

A leading homelessness charity has warned ministers against U-turning on a pledge to create a housing emergency action plan. Shelter Scotland warned the Scottish Government risked “defying the will” of Holyrood if ...

07 Jun 2024 at 19:03

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