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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 17h

Too many households are cut off from life’s essentials, including a safe and secure home. That’s why we’re supporting @povertyalliance.org's #ScotlandDemandsBetter march on 25 Oct in Edinburgh.

Join us and demand action to end Scotland’s #HousingEmergency.

🏠 scotland-demands-better.com

A graphic showing blocks of flats, with the Scotland Demands Better headline at the top and under it, the website, date and location of the March (Edinburgh, 25 October 2025. Website: scotland-demands-better.com]

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Citizens Advice Scotland @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social · 1d

We’ll be there — standing up for people across Scotland. Join the march for all of us and show that we all deserve better. 💙
#Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter
🔗 scotland-demands-better.com

SCOTLAND DEMANDS BETTER

scotland-demands-better.com

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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 1d

📢We're recruiting for a Policy and Campaigns Manager (Maternity Cover)

📅 Closing date: Tuesday 4th November

Find out more details via the link:
www.povertyalliance.org/about-us/rec...

Please share with your networks.

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Alison Watson @alisonwatson.bsky.social · 1d

You will be much missed Callum: you have maintained such a robust focus on the development of the housing sector during a period of extraordinary challenge & pressure. Your ability to think & act strategically has been incredibly important. I will miss you as a highly valued & valuable peer.

CIH Scotland @cihscotland.bsky.social · 1d

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has today announced that Callum Chomczuk, national director for Scotland, will be leaving the organisation at the end of the year to take up a new opportunity outside the sector.

www.cih.org/news/callum-...

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 1d

The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) freeze is forcing many renters into poverty & homelessness.

That's why we're joining 40+ charities & other orgs to call on the UK Gov't to unfreeze LHA at the upcoming budget. #UnfreezeLHA #HousingEmergency

Read the open letter here 👇
shelterscotland.org/LHA-OL

A graphic showing logos of all the charities and organisations supporting CIH's open letter on unfreezing the LHA

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Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social · 2d

We’re proud to have joined with over 40 organisations including campaigners for tenants, homelessness and debt advice charities, landlord organisations and others in calling on the UK government to unfreeze local housing allowance at the upcoming budget.

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#UnfreezeLHA

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Satwat Rehman @satwatr.bsky.social · 2d

Please help Mohammed and family.

Loksandra 🍉 | offline @mother-raver.bsky.social · 2d

Mohammed helps his father support the family.
They need 350 more to get back to Gaza

Support Mohammed here:
shorturl.at/xngGz
#Gaza 💕💸🍉
#mutualaid #maboost

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Chris Creegan @chriscreegan.bsky.social · 3d

It’s National Coming Out Day. I wrote this post six years ago. Political trends across the globe in the intervening years, not least in the United States, make it, and the words of Harvey Milk who I quote, even more relevant today. We’re not there yet.
open.substack.com/pub/chriscre...

Coming Out - An Act of Repetition

Because the personal is still political

open.substack.com

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 3d

We’re at @endchildpoverty.bsky.social fringe at #SNP25 hearing from colleagues from the coalition reflect on what progress has been made to tackle child poverty and highlight how much more must done to lift children and families out of poverty and reach child poverty targets. #ChallengePovertyWeek

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 3d

A PACKED Fringe event with only standing space left, as Shelter Scotland, @cihhousing.bsky.social, @sfha.bsky.social, and the Housing Secretary discussed how to tackle the #HousingEmergency that continues to devastate families across Scotland

A photo showing a full crowd at a Fringe event to discuss tackling the housing emergency

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 4d

Fuel poverty, overcrowding, and ageing homes are driving damp and mould across Scotland.

Tenants are doing their best in impossible conditions but are being blamed for causing something they can't control. The system must change! #WorldHomelessDay #HousingEmergency

🔗 shelterscotland.org/MouldBlame

A simple graphic that says Poverty is fuelling the housing emergency

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Citizens Advice Scotland @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social · 5d

David our Director of Impact shares how “Whole Family Support” means providing integrated emotional, practical, and financial help across all parts of people’s lives—and that it needs secure, long-term resources and trust-based, people-centered services to actually work

tfn.scot/opinion/what...

What does Whole Family Support really mean? - TFN

David Hilferty on putting government plans into practice

tfn.scot

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Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social · 6d

🌟 We're always grateful to receive feedback like this. We're proud to support people rebuilding their lives in Scotland - providing information, guidance and a sense of hope along the way. 🧡

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Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 7d

Hundreds of social housing tenants across Scotland will soon be living in warmer, more comfortable homes following successful funding bids supported by Changeworks, a social enterprise that provides retrofit and energy advice services.

Social housing tenants to get warmer homes thanks to £2.6m in home retrofit grants

Hundreds of social housing tenants across Scotland will soon be living in warmer, more comfortable homes following successful funding bids supported by Changeworks, a social enterprise that provides retrofit and energy advice services.

www.scottishhousingnews.com

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 6d

🎤 Davy & Iona from our North Community team answer the question: "What would a better Scotland look like?"

Building more social homes has the power to positively impact all levels of Scottish society, particularly on issues like child poverty.

#ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter #HousingEmergency

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CIH Scotland @cihscotland.bsky.social · 6d

We are delighted to welcome four new members to the CIH Scotland Board:

▶️ Ruth Robin from Healthcare Improvement Scotland
▶️ Laura Harris from West Lothian Council
▶️ Lorna Wilson from Barrhead Housing Association; and
▶️ Louise Butchart from Dundee City Council.

Find out more about them here 👇

Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 6d

CIH Scotland has appointed four new experienced housing professionals to its board, as two long-serving members step down.

Four new members join CIH Scotland board

CIH Scotland has appointed four new experienced housing professionals to its board, as two long-serving members step down.

www.scottishhousingnews.com

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 6d

The Gran Squad is just off the phone with an urgent message 👇

👩‍🦳💬 "We need to build Scotland. We need to build social homes. Less promises. More bricks."

Email Scotland’s party leaders today and tell them to get building 🔨 #HousingEmergency
🔗 shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders

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Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social · 8d

The reality of asylum hotels. Private companies are lining their pockets with huge profits while people seeking safety are forced to live in sub-standard conditions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Homeless Network Scotland @homelessnetwork.scot · 8d

Poverty is the key driver of homelessness. So we're pleased to welcome Emma Jackson from Citizens Advice Scotland to this year's conference. Emma will deliver a breakout exploring why people are trapped in poverty and solutions to lift them out if it.

⏩ Details in full programme: buff.ly/lUHSlRS

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Citizens Advice Scotland @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social · 9d

This morning our Head of Social Justice joined with colleagues from @povertyalliance.org and @independentage.bsky.social to discuss the impact a minimum income guarantee could make and the steps needed to deliver this as part of Challenge Poverty week. #ChallengePoverty #WeDemandBetter

The Minimum Income Guarantee can provide the sure foundation that we all need by ensuring a level of income that will allow all of us to live a dignified life. A roadmap has been created on the steps we need to take get there, now we need our politicians to commit to delivering these.

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 8d

We're at @jrf-uk.bsky.social Poverty in Scotland event today! We're hearing how much more has to be done to reach child poverty targets in 2030. #EndChildPoverty #ChallengePoverty #CPW25

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Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 8d

Radical action is needed if Scotland is to avoid missing child poverty reduction targets by a “large margin”, according to a new report. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...

Radical action needed to tackle ‘deepening’ poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said child poverty levels were ‘largely the same’ as 2021

www.holyrood.com

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Aberlour Children's Charity @aberlourcharity.bsky.social · 8d

Today @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social kicks off her last #ChallengePovertyWeek as Aberlour CEO. In a blog, written for @scotsman.com last month, SallyAnn shares her frustration that so much still remains to be done to #EndChildPoverty in Scotland as she steps down as CEO next month.

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 8d

The Gran Squad are on a mission and one of the Grans has an important message they want to share. #HousingEmergency

👩‍🦳💬 "Tell those bl**dy politicians to start building social homes"

Listen to yer Gran. Get them telt 👇
🔗 shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders

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Shelter Scotland @shelterscotland.bsky.social · 11d

👀 AllSaints X Shelter Scotland. It's the collab you've been waiting for!

10-19 Oct, our Edinburgh Morningside & Glasgow Botanics shops will be stocked with items donated by AllSaints alongside the very best of our other preloved stock.

👢 Style up & support the fight against the #HousingEmergency.

A photo from our Glasgow Union St store during our AllSaints x Shelter Scotland retail event in 2024. It's taken from inside the shop, looking out, featuring several items of clothing donated to us by AllSaints.

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