😱 After six years in "temporary" accommodation, Alicia & her son feel forgotten. No family should be trapped in the housing system waiting for a place to call home.

This is the reality of the #HousingEmergency. We need more social homes, and you can help.

Sign up 👉 shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

Together with IKEA, we invited three mums to share their experiences of parenting while homeless in temporary accommodation.

Being a parent while homeless can be next-level difficult, but with your donation, you can help us support families like these. 💝

To donate 👉 shelterscotland.org/Winter25-BS

🗨️ Alison Hammond chats with Alicia about life in temporary accommodation, with a son who has never spent Christmas in his own home.

🫶 Your donation could help us fight for a future where everyone in Scotland has access to a safe, secure & affordable home.

🎁 Donate: shelterscotland.org/Winter25-BS

Every 15 minutes a family in Scotland loses their home. #HousingEmergency

🏠 Why? Decades of under-investment in social housing has created a shortage of truly affordable homes.

✨ The solution? Build more social homes. Now.

Help us make our politicians take notice
👉 shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

💸 Rent too high?
📉 Wish mortgage rates were lower?
🔑 No place to call home?

💡 The Gran Squad has the solution: Build Scotland. Build hope. Build social housing. Stand with the Grans and tell our party leaders they've got work to do. #HousingEmergency

✍️ shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders

❌ 10,180 = The number of children in Scotland without a permanent home.

✔️ 0 = The number of homeless children if the Scottish Government commits to building at least 15,693 social homes per year for the next five years.

🫵 You can help end the #HousingEmergency.
👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH

The Gran Squad's 'Granifesto' is simple: Build Scotland. Build hope. Build social housing. 🔨

Meanwhile, party leaders are drafting their manifesto's right now. Tell them Scotland can't wait any longer for the social homes we need. #HousingEmergency

Get them told! 👉 shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

⏳ 28 years.

That’s how long it will take, at the Scottish Government’s current rate of housebuilding, to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland from 10,180 to 0. #HousingEmergency

Add your name if you agree this is far too long.
✍️ shelterscotland.org/ActCH

🏠 Every 15 minutes a household in Scotland loses their home.

No family should face homelessness alone this Christmas. With your support, we can fight the devastating impact the #HousingEmergency is having on families across Scotland.

💝 Donate today shelterscotland.org/Winter25-BS

✨ Build hope.
🌱 Build opportunity.
🏡 Build social homes.
❤️ Build Scotland.

Email Scotland's party leaders now and demand the social housing our country needs. Together we can build a Scotland where every household can thrive. #HousingEmergency

🔗 shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders

There's 10,180 children trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland, with their safety, health, education and future development being compromised. #HousingEmergency

This is NOT normal and with your help we can ensure it never becomes "normal".

shelterscotland.org/ActCH

From banners to chants, one message rings clear today: Scotland demands better.

🏡 Better homes.
🛡️ Better services.
🔮 Better futures.

Everyone deserves the dignity and security of a safe and affordable home. #HousingEmergency #ScotlandDemandsBetter