With #GE24 just one week away, we ask: "How does the #GeneralElection affect Scotland's #HousingEmergency?". We answer this and more in our video below. Our key asks for all party candidates👇 https://lnkd.in/etH9YED5 Email your local candidate to demand they make housing a top priority 👇 https://lnkd.in/ej9uHs9M
Shelter Scotland
Non-profit Organizations
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh 3,577 followers
Home is everything.
About us
Shelter Scotland is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing in Scotland. HELP AND ADVICE Shelter Scotland provides free, confidential advice to people with all kinds of housing problems. Face-to-face, over the phone and online, we’re committed to giving expert advice and support, tailored to the individual. FIGHTING FOR CHANGE Shelter Scotland tackles the root causes of the housing crisis by challenging the people in power to make our vision of a home for everyone a reality. We lobby the government and local authorities for new laws and policies, and more investment, to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people. Our campaigns bring the reality of the housing crisis to the attention of the media and the public, who help us fight for solutions. INFORMING PROFESSIONALS We develop practical solutions to address the housing crisis and work with the housing sector to promote good practice, publish reports, and deliver professional training. www.shelterscotland.org
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http://www.shelterscotland.org
External link for Shelter Scotland
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Specialties
- Housing advice & information, Advocacy, Campaigning, Training, Policy, Legal advice, Research and insight, homelessness, and Lobbying
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Scotiabank
6 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH2 4AW, GB
Employees at Shelter Scotland
Updates
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"Delivering more social housing is the only way to provide permanent homes for the 10,000 children in Scotland who are trapped in temporary accommodation. So, ultimately, investing in social homes is also investing in Scotland’s future." - Alison Watson, Shelter Scotland Director
We're currently supporting Shelter Scotland on a 3-year project looking at the social value of moving into social housing in Scotland. The latest report builds on previous publications and presents findings from the quantitative data provided by partner organisations up to the start of February 2024 capturing and measuring the social value generated through the provision of new social tenancies in newly built, refurbished, and non-refurbished social housing stock in Scotland Understanding how social housing tenancies impact positively on individuals, including health, wellbeing, and life circumstances, such as economic and employment status, is key to developing projects that create true positive impact. You can read the latest report here 👉 https://buff.ly/3VWYqCe #SocialHousing #SocialHousingScotland #SocialValue Frances Harkin
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This morning a coalition of housing and anti-poverty campaigners including ourselves, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers, Chartered Institute of Housing, Homes for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and Scottish Federation of Housing Associations launched our #HousingEmergency action plan. We look forward to hearing from the Housing Minister this afternoon on The Scottish Government next steps.
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Today an unprecedented coalition of housing and anti-poverty campaigners have called on the First Minister to change course and take the lead in fighting the housing emergency. Read more here https://lnkd.in/eDvnbcc5 Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers Chartered Institute of Housing Homes for Scotland Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
A National Housing Emergency Action Plan for Scotland - Shelter Scotland
scotland.shelter.org.uk
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Today we pause, to remember the 72 lives lost seven years ago in the #Grenfell Tower fire. Forever in our hearts 💚
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It’s #VolunteersWeek and we want to give a massive shout-out to volunteers everywhere, and especially to our amazing Shelter Scotland volunteers. Volunteers are at the heart of Shelter Scotland and we cannot thank you enough for what you do for us. Visit https://lnkd.in/esU2cq-m to view our volunteering opportunities.
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If a job search is on your agenda this weekend and you think you'd be a good match for our Helpline Adviser role, we'd love to hear from you. Applications close Monday 3 June at 11:30pm. Job spec and more info here shelterscotland.org/e53a4a
If these apply to you, then you might be the perfect new addition to our team: ✅ Based in Glasgow ✅ Telephone advice work experience ✅ Interests in housing laws, benefits and debt Interested? Applications close 3 June 2024 https://lnkd.in/eXjVTAfs
Job Specification - Helpline Adviser
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How the next Government handles the #HousingEmergency will be felt by all of Scotland for decades. Email your local candidates today and DEMAND they commit to doing all they can to end the misery that’s impacting 10,000 children and 15,000 households.
Email your general election candidates: Ask them to prioritise housing
act.scotland.shelter.org.uk
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If these apply to you, then you might be the perfect new addition to our team: ✅ Based in Glasgow ✅ Telephone advice work experience ✅ Interests in housing laws, benefits and debt Interested? Applications close 3 June 2024 https://lnkd.in/eXjVTAfs
Job Specification - Helpline Adviser
my.corehr.com
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We congratulate John Swinney on his appointment as new First Minister of Scotland. He becomes First Minister at a critical time for the country. A time at which a household becomes homeless every 16 minutes, and 45 children become homeless every day. This cannot go on. We have sent a letter to the new First Minister, inviting and welcoming him to an open discussion with us to talk about how he plans to address the #HousingEmergency and find safe and secure homes for the 10,000 children currently stuck in temporary accommodation. You can read our letter in full, here 👇
Letter to First Minister John Swinney - Shelter Scotland
scotland.shelter.org.uk