🪬🧿 This is how you do nice advert. Well done, Shelter Scotland www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLG...
Winter Appeal 2025 | Shelter Scotland
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🪬🧿 This is how you do nice advert. Well done, Shelter Scotland www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLG...
Temporary accommodation isn’t a home.
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
In Their Own Words: Children's Experiences in Temporary Accommodation
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Temporary accommodation isn’t a home.
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better.
We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...
I walked 21 miles yesterday and raised money for Shelter Scotland. #ImmigrantsWorkForScotland #ShelterScotland #Kiltwalk
September 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I walked 21 miles yesterday and raised money for Shelter Scotland. #ImmigrantsWorkForScotland #ShelterScotland #Kiltwalk
Earlier today, our Director attended the Scottish Government's budget speech. Watch @johnswinney.bsky.social's response to Alison asking how the Scottish Government plans to address the #HousingEmergency, and if the budget will prioritise the building of more social housing.
youtu.be/uCthMcOvagg
youtu.be/uCthMcOvagg
Scottish Budget Speech - 06/01/2025 - Alison Watson Q&A
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
January 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Earlier today, our Director attended the Scottish Government's budget speech. Watch @johnswinney.bsky.social's response to Alison asking how the Scottish Government plans to address the #HousingEmergency, and if the budget will prioritise the building of more social housing.
youtu.be/uCthMcOvagg
youtu.be/uCthMcOvagg
Scottish Parliament today discussed the findings of our new report this week featuring children living in unsafe and unsuitable temporary accommodation (TA) #HousingEmergency
Some highlights:
1. Miles Briggs asking Paul McLennan for his thoughts in relation to our new report
youtu.be/NTKXxAU-RZY
Some highlights:
1. Miles Briggs asking Paul McLennan for his thoughts in relation to our new report
youtu.be/NTKXxAU-RZY
Meeting of the Scottish Parliament - 04/03/2025 - Miles Briggs
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Scottish Parliament today discussed the findings of our new report this week featuring children living in unsafe and unsuitable temporary accommodation (TA) #HousingEmergency
Some highlights:
1. Miles Briggs asking Paul McLennan for his thoughts in relation to our new report
youtu.be/NTKXxAU-RZY
Some highlights:
1. Miles Briggs asking Paul McLennan for his thoughts in relation to our new report
youtu.be/NTKXxAU-RZY
Archie and his mum were moved from one temporary accommodation to another - over and over again for 9 years. They moved so often Archie asks his mum each night if she'll still be there when he wakes up.
Join us and together, we can tackle the #HousingEmergency head on.
🤝 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
Join us and together, we can tackle the #HousingEmergency head on.
🤝 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
Stacey & Archie's Story II
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
March 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Archie and his mum were moved from one temporary accommodation to another - over and over again for 9 years. They moved so often Archie asks his mum each night if she'll still be there when he wakes up.
Join us and together, we can tackle the #HousingEmergency head on.
🤝 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
Join us and together, we can tackle the #HousingEmergency head on.
🤝 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
Andy Burnham is the new Prime Minister, and he’s pledged to end rough sleeping in the UK.
That’s a step forward.
🏠 What four things can he do to tackle the #HousingEmergency in Scotland?
Our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, explains 👇
That’s a step forward.
🏠 What four things can he do to tackle the #HousingEmergency in Scotland?
Our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, explains 👇
🏠 How can Andy Burnham help end Scotland's #HousingEmergency?
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtube.com
July 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Andy Burnham is the new Prime Minister, and he’s pledged to end rough sleeping in the UK.
That’s a step forward.
🏠 What four things can he do to tackle the #HousingEmergency in Scotland?
Our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, explains 👇
That’s a step forward.
🏠 What four things can he do to tackle the #HousingEmergency in Scotland?
Our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, explains 👇
Stacey and Archie explain some of the upheaval and disruption they endured whilst trapped in temporary accommodation (TA) for NINE years.
A child deserves better. The 10,360 children trapped in TA in Scotland deserve better. #HousingEmergency
Help us help them 🫶 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
A child deserves better. The 10,360 children trapped in TA in Scotland deserve better. #HousingEmergency
Help us help them 🫶 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
Stacey & Archie's Story III
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
March 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Stacey and Archie explain some of the upheaval and disruption they endured whilst trapped in temporary accommodation (TA) for NINE years.
A child deserves better. The 10,360 children trapped in TA in Scotland deserve better. #HousingEmergency
Help us help them 🫶 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
A child deserves better. The 10,360 children trapped in TA in Scotland deserve better. #HousingEmergency
Help us help them 🫶 shelterscotland.org/ActNow
👦 “It was sad. I had to leave my toys behind… my favourite bed behind.” – Archie, 7.
For 9 years Stacey & Archie were trapped in Scotland’s broken homelessness system, starting over again after each move.
We need change. We need more social housing. #HousingEmergency
👩👦 shelterscotland.org/Archie
For 9 years Stacey & Archie were trapped in Scotland’s broken homelessness system, starting over again after each move.
We need change. We need more social housing. #HousingEmergency
👩👦 shelterscotland.org/Archie
Stacey & Archie's Story
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
👦 “It was sad. I had to leave my toys behind… my favourite bed behind.” – Archie, 7.
For 9 years Stacey & Archie were trapped in Scotland’s broken homelessness system, starting over again after each move.
We need change. We need more social housing. #HousingEmergency
👩👦 shelterscotland.org/Archie
For 9 years Stacey & Archie were trapped in Scotland’s broken homelessness system, starting over again after each move.
We need change. We need more social housing. #HousingEmergency
👩👦 shelterscotland.org/Archie
3. Elena Whitham asking how the Scottish Government can use our report as a lightning rod to galvanise action across the sector to improve children's experiences of living in TA - which can often be unsafe, unsuitable, and disruptive to their educational and social lives
youtu.be/yV7In0BT3yw
youtu.be/yV7In0BT3yw
Meeting of the Scottish Parliament - 04/03/2025 - Elena Whitham
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
3. Elena Whitham asking how the Scottish Government can use our report as a lightning rod to galvanise action across the sector to improve children's experiences of living in TA - which can often be unsafe, unsuitable, and disruptive to their educational and social lives
youtu.be/yV7In0BT3yw
youtu.be/yV7In0BT3yw
World Of Our Own - Shelter Scotland's 2024 Winter Ad
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
November 18, 2024 at 6:36 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
@shelterscotland we think today’s devastating homelessness statistics must not be ignored. At 26m mark i try to layout our case for change. Good to hear MSPs from across the chamber respond but will any of them vote for the money and provide the leadership we need?
@shelterscotland we think today’s devastating homelessness statistics must not be ignored. At 26m mark i try to layout our case for change. Good to hear MSPs from across the chamber respond but will any of them vote for the money and provide the leadership we need?
Politics Scotland - 05/02/2025
A look at the week’s events at Westminster and Holyrood.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
@shelterscotland we think today’s devastating homelessness statistics must not be ignored. At 26m mark i try to layout our case for change. Good to hear MSPs from across the chamber respond but will any of them vote for the money and provide the leadership we need?
@shelterscotland we think today’s devastating homelessness statistics must not be ignored. At 26m mark i try to layout our case for change. Good to hear MSPs from across the chamber respond but will any of them vote for the money and provide the leadership we need?
Our charity this year is Shelter. We’ve both spent our working lives in health & social care.
Nothing has changed my belief, formed as a student volunteer for the Cyrenians, that a home matters more than anything.
I’ve been homeless- briefly, in the long ago, but I’ve never forgotten how it felt.
Nothing has changed my belief, formed as a student volunteer for the Cyrenians, that a home matters more than anything.
I’ve been homeless- briefly, in the long ago, but I’ve never forgotten how it felt.
World Of Our Own - Shelter Scotland's 2024 Winter Ad
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
December 18, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Our charity this year is Shelter. We’ve both spent our working lives in health & social care.
Nothing has changed my belief, formed as a student volunteer for the Cyrenians, that a home matters more than anything.
I’ve been homeless- briefly, in the long ago, but I’ve never forgotten how it felt.
Nothing has changed my belief, formed as a student volunteer for the Cyrenians, that a home matters more than anything.
I’ve been homeless- briefly, in the long ago, but I’ve never forgotten how it felt.
If interested please follow and, if you can, donate to orgs working in this area (including us!): @scotrefcouncil @BritishRedCross @GovanCP @AberlourCCT CommunityInfoSource @Refuweegee @shelterscotland @refugee4justice @RefugeeSurvival and many more. 9/9
January 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If interested please follow and, if you can, donate to orgs working in this area (including us!): @scotrefcouncil @BritishRedCross @GovanCP @AberlourCCT CommunityInfoSource @Refuweegee @shelterscotland @refugee4justice @RefugeeSurvival and many more. 9/9
You can watch Innocent's original story from his old flat below.
This is the video that he's reacting to in the one above, before being moved to his new place which has helped give him his freedom back.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zf9...
This is the video that he's reacting to in the one above, before being moved to his new place which has helped give him his freedom back.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zf9...
Meet Innocent: Trapped with no way out
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You can watch Innocent's original story from his old flat below.
This is the video that he's reacting to in the one above, before being moved to his new place which has helped give him his freedom back.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zf9...
This is the video that he's reacting to in the one above, before being moved to his new place which has helped give him his freedom back.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zf9...
👩 Isla's Mum: "Do you remember what your bed was like in that room?"
👧 Isla, age 6: "It was all damp in this one"
Isla is one of 10,360 children in temporary accommodation in Scotland. She deserves better. They all do. #HousingEmergency
Sign our register if you agree
✍️ shelterscotland.org/ActNow
👧 Isla, age 6: "It was all damp in this one"
Isla is one of 10,360 children in temporary accommodation in Scotland. She deserves better. They all do. #HousingEmergency
Sign our register if you agree
✍️ shelterscotland.org/ActNow
Isla's Story
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
👩 Isla's Mum: "Do you remember what your bed was like in that room?"
👧 Isla, age 6: "It was all damp in this one"
Isla is one of 10,360 children in temporary accommodation in Scotland. She deserves better. They all do. #HousingEmergency
Sign our register if you agree
✍️ shelterscotland.org/ActNow
👧 Isla, age 6: "It was all damp in this one"
Isla is one of 10,360 children in temporary accommodation in Scotland. She deserves better. They all do. #HousingEmergency
Sign our register if you agree
✍️ shelterscotland.org/ActNow
#royal From RSSG Bristol
"HRH Prince William visiting @shelterscotland
in Aberdeen met staff, volunteers & people who experience homelessness. The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales runs @HomewardsUK project which links organisations working to eradicate homelessness across the UK
"HRH Prince William visiting @shelterscotland
in Aberdeen met staff, volunteers & people who experience homelessness. The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales runs @HomewardsUK project which links organisations working to eradicate homelessness across the UK
September 21, 2024 at 3:56 PM
#royal From RSSG Bristol
"HRH Prince William visiting @shelterscotland
in Aberdeen met staff, volunteers & people who experience homelessness. The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales runs @HomewardsUK project which links organisations working to eradicate homelessness across the UK
"HRH Prince William visiting @shelterscotland
in Aberdeen met staff, volunteers & people who experience homelessness. The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales runs @HomewardsUK project which links organisations working to eradicate homelessness across the UK
Leaders across Scotland's housing sector came together yesterday to discuss what More Homes Scotland must deliver, and what success really looks like.
Now we keep pushing. Because getting this right matters for everyone affected by Scotland’s #HousingEmergency.
Catch up on the full session 👇
Now we keep pushing. Because getting this right matters for everyone affected by Scotland’s #HousingEmergency.
Catch up on the full session 👇
More Homes Scotland - Event hosted by Shelter Scotland
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Leaders across Scotland's housing sector came together yesterday to discuss what More Homes Scotland must deliver, and what success really looks like.
Now we keep pushing. Because getting this right matters for everyone affected by Scotland’s #HousingEmergency.
Catch up on the full session 👇
Now we keep pushing. Because getting this right matters for everyone affected by Scotland’s #HousingEmergency.
Catch up on the full session 👇
Domino's goes retro, Shelter granifesto, Tombola celebrity hire – Campaigns round-up (part two) buff.ly/Pe5OIs4 #pr #comms @dominos_uk @TeenageCancer @onegreenbean @tombola @thatlot @Josiestweet @shelterscotland @BreastCancer_UK @Official_STFC @pablolondon @alfred_london
October 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Domino's goes retro, Shelter granifesto, Tombola celebrity hire – Campaigns round-up (part two) buff.ly/Pe5OIs4 #pr #comms @dominos_uk @TeenageCancer @onegreenbean @tombola @thatlot @Josiestweet @shelterscotland @BreastCancer_UK @Official_STFC @pablolondon @alfred_london
Quick, do your bit! Not much time left (pre midnight!). #TweetForShelter @BritishGas will tonight donate £1 to @Shelter and @ShelterScotland
November 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Quick, do your bit! Not much time left (pre midnight!). #TweetForShelter @BritishGas will tonight donate £1 to @Shelter and @ShelterScotland
New homelessness stats out today
Over the lifetime of this parl
⬆️Homelessness has gone up 18%
⬆️Rough sleeping more than doubled
⬆️Kids in temp up 26%
⬆️Households in temp up 27%
⬇️These stats come just after social housing starts fell to a 30year low.
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#shelterscotland
Over the lifetime of this parl
⬆️Homelessness has gone up 18%
⬆️Rough sleeping more than doubled
⬆️Kids in temp up 26%
⬆️Households in temp up 27%
⬇️These stats come just after social housing starts fell to a 30year low.
.
#shelterscotland
February 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
New homelessness stats out today
Over the lifetime of this parl
⬆️Homelessness has gone up 18%
⬆️Rough sleeping more than doubled
⬆️Kids in temp up 26%
⬆️Households in temp up 27%
⬇️These stats come just after social housing starts fell to a 30year low.
.
#shelterscotland
Over the lifetime of this parl
⬆️Homelessness has gone up 18%
⬆️Rough sleeping more than doubled
⬆️Kids in temp up 26%
⬆️Households in temp up 27%
⬇️These stats come just after social housing starts fell to a 30year low.
.
#shelterscotland
I'm representing some of the people parked up at Kings Place, Portobello. Some are still awaiting a response to their request for support vis eviction appeals processes. @shelterscotland
November 21, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I'm representing some of the people parked up at Kings Place, Portobello. Some are still awaiting a response to their request for support vis eviction appeals processes. @shelterscotland
Coming up with new pieces, inspired by ongoing issues in the UK.
#homeless no #home #sleep #rough
#Shelter #ShelterScotland #ShelterCymru there are charities out there to help.
This Is just one.
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
#charity
@peninternational.bsky.social
#homeless no #home #sleep #rough
#Shelter #ShelterScotland #ShelterCymru there are charities out there to help.
This Is just one.
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
#charity
@peninternational.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Coming up with new pieces, inspired by ongoing issues in the UK.
#homeless no #home #sleep #rough
#Shelter #ShelterScotland #ShelterCymru there are charities out there to help.
This Is just one.
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
#charity
@peninternational.bsky.social
#homeless no #home #sleep #rough
#Shelter #ShelterScotland #ShelterCymru there are charities out there to help.
This Is just one.
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
#charity
@peninternational.bsky.social
It’s time to build the social homes that Scotland needs, Please sign this @shelterscotland petition. Together we can help make that happen. Let’s #BuildScotlandsFuture...
November 22, 2024 at 2:07 AM
It’s time to build the social homes that Scotland needs, Please sign this @shelterscotland petition. Together we can help make that happen. Let’s #BuildScotlandsFuture...
2. Mark Griffin asking if we'll see a reduction in the number of children living in TA during the next homelessness stats update, expected later this year
youtu.be/7dnTnWamywM
youtu.be/7dnTnWamywM
Meeting of the Scottish Parliament - 04/03/2025 - Mark Griffin
YouTube video by ShelterScotland
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
2. Mark Griffin asking if we'll see a reduction in the number of children living in TA during the next homelessness stats update, expected later this year
youtu.be/7dnTnWamywM
youtu.be/7dnTnWamywM