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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New figures from The Scottish Government reveals nowhere near enough social homes are being built to tackle the #HousingEmergency Needed: 15,693+ per year Reality: 5,353 in the past 12 months More thoughts from our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, here 👇 shelterscotland.org/HBS-Sep26

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 Scotland isn’t building nearly enough social homes to end the #HousingEmergency, new figures from The Scottish Government reveal. Only 5,353 social homes were completed in the past 12 months, compared to the minimum 15,693 a year needed to start reducing homelessness. ℹ️ More info in the reply 👇

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A record high 10,715 children trapped in emergency accommodation need your help. #HousingEmergency We know the solution is more social homes, so help us remind the First Minister and his government. Together, let’s fight to end child homelessness. Shout with us 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActLeaders

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

💔 Today, 40 more children across Scotland woke up without a home. And tomorrow, it will be another 40. More social homes are the only solution, but we need your help to shout about it loud enough that it can no longer be ignored. #HousingEmergency Shout with us 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, reflects on the latest homelessness stats from The Scottish Government and what needs to be done to address the #HousingEmergency. If you agree with us Scotland cannot afford any more broken promises, then join the cause. ✊ shelterscotland.org/ActCH

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

⚠️ 10,715 children in Scotland are trapped in temporary accommodation. A record high, and more than double from a decade ago. #HousingEmergency Behind every statistic is a child and a family waiting for a home. Help us fight for the homes they, and Scotland, need. 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨 Twice as many children are waking up without a home compared to a decade ago, new Scottish Govt stats reveal. Decades of under investment in social homes means 10,715 children are now trapped in temporary accommodation. Help us fight for an end to child homelessness 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

To everyone who raised vital funds for Shelter Scotland across the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen #Kiltwalk events, we thank you ❤️ Every mile you walked and every £ raised is helping us continue the fight against Scotland's #HousingEmergency See you in 2027, Kiltwalkers! 👣

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

👠 New York has the runways 👗 London has the fashion 🛍️ But we’ve got the rails! Rescue & Relove gives pre-loved fashion a new lease of life through repair, reworking, restyling and creativity. Who says your next favourite piece must be brand new? ♻️ Give us a visit 👉 shelterscotland.org/ShopFinder

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Homeless Network Scotland @homelessnetwork.scot · 14/09/2026

Join Gordon at Raising the Level for a timely, important workshop with the Scottish Anti-Racism in Housing Network - exploring how we collaborate across services & communities to embed Anti-Racist practice in the housing and homelessness sectors. Book: buff.ly/m3uC8YU @shelterscotland.bsky.social

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🏠 Safe, secure & affordable homes change lives A new social tenancy can generate an average of £11,639 in social value within six months, improving health, wellbeing and life chances. This #ScottishHousingDay, let's send a message: Scotland needs more social homes 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActLeaders

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The #HousingEmergency is devastating families across Scotland. Behind every number is a person: A neighbour. A friend. A family member. It's heartbreaking. But there's hope. Watch our short film 🎬 youtu.be/H0_Y7ZYQCIw

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The final #Kiltwalk of 2026 is heading to Edinburgh this Sunday! A huge thank you to everyone kiltwalking for Shelter Scotland 🥾. Your fundraising helps us continue fighting Scotland’s #HousingEmergency and for a future where everyone has a safe, secure and affordable home. ❤️

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

👗👔 Ditch the New York Fashion Week runway and make your own statement. Rescue & Relove is about seeing the potential in pre-loved fashion. Repair it, rework it, re-style it and make it your own. ♻️ The best look might already be in your wardrobe or on the rails of your local Shelter Scotland shop.

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1975: Around 1,000,000 social homes, representing 54% of all homes in Scotland 2026: 633,030 social homes, representing only 23% of all homes in Scotland Scotland has a #HousingEmergency because it doesn't have the social homes it needs. Let's change that, together. 👉 shelterscotland.org/Act

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🏠 Ahead of The Scottish Government releasing the annual homelessness stats later this month, this is the current state of the #HousingEmergency. These numbers can be reduced if Scotland gets the social homes it desperately needs. ⁠You can help by demanding action 👉 shelterscotland.org/ActLeaders

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ending the #HousingEmergency shouldn't be on the list But unless we get the social homes Scotland desperately needs, we can't end homelessness

A poster titled 'The best things start with E' showing icons for eggs, essential oils, Earth, echo, eclairs, and exercise - with 'ending Scotland's housing emergency' as the last and most important thing on the list

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

♻️ Rescue & Relove is back! Last year we increased shop sales of ‘sold as seen’ items by 167%, with customers displacing 8,239 new purchases by opting for pre-loved fashion instead. But this year we’re going bigger. Watch to find out how, and find out more, here 👇 shelterscotland.org/Relove

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

⁠Miss yesterday's Programme for Government? Find out what the First Minister promised after families and organisations like us campaigned to end child homelessness, and why it's not yet time to celebrate. #HousingEmergency

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We have joined families, @shelterscotland.bsky.social & partners to call on the First Minister to act now to end the scandal of child homelessness.

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today, FM John Swinney has promised to end harmful temporary accommodation for children. #HousingEmergency This is good news. It shows he's listening to the families who delivered demand for action this week. He now needs to turn warm words into action. Full statement 👉 shelterscotland.org/PfG-26

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🧒 End child homelessness 🏘️ Build the social homes we need ⚖️ Guarantee housing rights These should be key priorities in today's Programme for Government With over 10,000 children stuck in temporary accommodation, homelessness must be at the top of the Scottish Government's agenda. #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Families with experience of homelessness joined Shelter Scotland, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & partners to call on John Swinney to put ending child homelessness at the heart of the Programme for Government 10,480 children in temp accommodation cannot be the new normal 🔗 shelterscotland.org/OL-PfG

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We’ll be bidding farewell to our outgoing Chair, Kezia Dugdale, next month when she hands over the baton to our incoming Chair, SallyAnn Kelly OBE. Kezia has shown outstanding leadership, dedication and passion as Chair over the past five years. Thank you, Kezia 👏

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yesterday at the Building Hope Rally with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social, professionals, allies & people with lived experience came together to show that change is possible But promises alone don’t build homes. Together, we can build the collective voice needed to end child homelessness in Scotland 🤝

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're proud to be at Building Hope: A Home For Every Child, hosted by @shelterscotland.bsky.social & @fifegingerbread.bsky.social, where orgs across Scotland are gathering to demand an end to child homelessness.

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Trussell Scotland @trussellscot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Very pleased to be attending @shelterscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social Building Hope event today. There’s no route to ending the need for food banks that doesn’t include ending the #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social, bringing together people with lived experience, allies and professionals to show change is possible. 10,480 children are trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland, but this isn’t inevitable. Together, we can end child homelessness. 🤝 #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tomorrow, we join @fifegingerbread.bsky.social in Edinburgh to welcome organisations, communities and campaigners across Scotland’s housing and homelessness sectors, and beyond, to renew hope that every child in Scotland can know the safety and security only a home can bring. #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A record high 10,480 children in Scotland are trapped in temporary accommodation. That's why we're launching the Building Hope project with Fife Gingerbread, funded by the Robertson Trust, to drive the action needed to end child homelessness in Scotland. 🏠 shelterscotland.org/PRBuildingHope

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our Interim Director, Gordon Llewellyn-MacRae, responds to the Prime Minister's pledge to give all rough sleepers in England a route off the streets by Christmas. The Scottish Govt can increase its own ambition on ending homelessness with the upcoming Programme for Govt #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

More Homes Scotland, the national agency tasked with accelerating the delivery of homes across Scotland, must focus on reducing affordable housing need. Senior figures and experts from across the housing sector spoke with us at an event last month and explained why. 🔄 Reshare and follow for more.

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We look forward to welcoming SallyAnn Kelly OBE as Shelter Scotland's new Chair this September. SallyAnn brings 35+ years of public and third sector experience with her, including 11 years as CEO for Aberlour Children’s Charity. Read more about her appointment 👉 shelterscotland.org/ChairUpdate

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We're thrilled to welcome SallyAnn Kelly OBE, one of Scotland's most respected charity leaders, as Chair of Shelter Scotland. SallyAnn will join us this September when she takes over from outgoing Chair Kezia Dugdale. Full details 🔗 shelterscotland.org/ChairUpdate

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

☀️🌙 Today's solar eclipse will last around 2 hours, start to finish In that time, 8 households in Scotland will become homeless And another will become homeless every 15 minutes afterwards, unless Scotland gets the social homes it needs #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It’s back to school week, and the Scottish Government should think about returning too. They’ve committed to building 110,000 affordable homes by 2032 but based on current progress, their maths doesn’t work. #HousingEmergency Demand the homes Scotland was promised 👉 shelterscotland.org/100DaysBS

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Ending Scotland's #HousingEmergency boils down to a choice... Build 15,693+ social homes per year of parliament ➡️ homelessness starts to fall Don't build the social homes Scotland needs ➡️ homelessness rises Will you choose to restore hope and end it with us? ✍️ shelterscotland.org/100DaysBS

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

▶️ 10,480 children ▶️ No permanent home ▶️ MSPs have the power to change that So why haven’t they? Email yours and demand the social homes Scotland needs, today. #HousingEmergency 🏡 shelterscotland.org/100DaysBS

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

👉 110,000 affordable homes promised by 2032 👉 35,368 built in the last 4 years 👉 36,000 pledged by 2030 That leaves 38,632 needed in the final 2 years and Scotland's recent peak is 10,466 completions in 2022/23 The maths doesn't add up. It's time to build the homes Scotland desperately needs.

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our Forrest Rd & Nicolson St shops in Edinburgh have unveiled their Festival Collections today, with Dalry Rd launching next Mon The collections feature some of the best & most unusual items donated to us throughout the year Buying, donating or volunteering all help us fight the #HousingEmergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

What happens when Scotland needs 15,693+ social homes each year of the current parliament, and only 5,338 were completed in 2025/26? More households become homeless. More children get trapped in temporary accommodation. Email your MSP. Demand the homes Scotland needs. shelterscotland.org/100DaysBS

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's not just a shop 🛒 Behind every sale is something bigger: a conversation, a campaign, a challenge to a system that isn’t working. Our shops help fund the fight for safe & secure homes in Scotland 🏠 That’s the power of what you make possible Find your nearest 👉 shelterscotland.org/ShopFinder

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🕒 Every 15 minutes a household in Scotland becomes homeless That’s: ⤷ 1 for a typical coffee break ⤷ 13 while watching Titanic ⤷ 28 while you sleep ⤷ 32 during a typical shift at work That’s 96 households every day. Let’s bring that down to 0 👉️ shelterscotland.org/100DaysBS

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What Scotland needs to start reducing homelessness 🟰 At least 15,693 social homes each year of this parliament What Scotland got in 2025/26 🟰 Less than 7,000 affordable homes Tell Scotland’s MSPs to end the #HousingEmergency they must do better 👉 shelterscotland.org/100DaysBS

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Aviemore, you smashed it 🤩 In its first full week, our newest shop became one of our busiest in all of Scotland. Thanks to you ❤️ Every purchase, every donation, and every hour volunteered helps power the fight for home. Support your local charity shops. Find yours 👉 shelterscotland.org/ShopFinder

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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 👇

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More Homes Scotland - Event hosted by Shelter Scotland

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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Prof @kengibb.bsky.social presented findings from our new report, More Homes Scotland and the Development of a New Housing Agency for Scotland, earlier today at a @shelterscotland.bsky.social event which brought together Scotland's housing sector to discuss the agency's role.

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 16/07/2026

New research by @housingevidence.bsky.social commissioned by @shelterscotland.bsky.social calls for the Scottish Government's More Homes Scotland agency to deliver social homes at the scale Scotland needs to tackle homelessness. More: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1282344_en.html

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The new 'More Homes Scotland' housing agency can tackle the #HousingEmergency if it's given the right money, power and focus. That's why today, Scotland's housing sector is coming together at a sold-out event to discuss the agency's role and what it must do to be successful.

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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 👇

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🏠 How can Andy Burnham help end Scotland's #HousingEmergency?

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