A graphic showing the 6 local candidates representing their political party, with "Ending Scotland's housing emergency hustings 2026" text showing to the left of them.

🏠 A coalition of housing orgs including Shelter Scotland, @homelessnetwork.scot, @cihscotland.bsky.social & @homesforscotland.bsky.social are hosting a hustings today to hear how Scotland's political parties will commit to ending the #HousingEmergency.

We'll share a summary tomorrow with photos. 👀

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May, we visited one of our shops to find out from voters what home means to them.

Ending the #HousingEmergency MUST be a priority for all parties. Stand with us if you agree and demand the social homes Scotland needs.

👉 shelterscotland.org/MSPEmail-BS

Gen Z + #HousingEmergency = Zero chance of getting on the housing ladder.

If you agree our youngest generation shouldn’t be paying the price for choices Scotland’s political parties have made, stand with us and demand politicians prioritise building social homes.

✊ shelterscotland.org/MSPEmail-BS

Why? Orwell was a socialist and highlighted injustice, especially homelessness. The National Lottery 1993 rule that prevents workers from funding council houses would have irked him. He would have signed this petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
#HouseLottery #HousingEmergency

More social homes means less reliance and demand for private lets, which could lower your rent.

Help make that happen. Tell politicians to build the social homes Scotland needs. #HousingEmergency

✉️👉 shelterscotland.org/MSPEmail-BS

💔 The problem: 125,000 households stuck on a social housing waiting list.

💡 The solution: Build Scotland. Build hope. Build social housing.

How do we get there? By telling politicians make ending Scotland’s #HousingEmergency their top priority.

👉 shelterscotland.org/MSPEmail-BS

THE HOUSING GAP 🐹
Last year: 2,260 council houses built.
Waiting list: 1.3 million.
Historic England: 670,000 empty historic buildings - many can become social housing.
Labour: “We’ll halve homelessness in 3 years.”
But… HOW?
Should they listen to Historic England?
#HousingEmergency #End1993Rule

George Orwell asleep in a sleeping bag somewhere in Britain

Why? Orwell was a socialist and highlighted injustice, especially homelessness. The 1993 rule that prevents workers from funding council houses would have irked him. He would have signed this petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
#Homelessness #HouseLottery #HousingEmergency

George Orwell asleep in a sleeping bag somewhere in Britain

Why? Orwell was a socialist and highlighted injustice, especially homelessness. The 1993 rule that prevents workers from funding council houses would have irked him. He would have signed this petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
#Homelessness #HouseLottery #HousingEmergency

30 years. Billions raised. Zero council homes funded.
The 1993 National Lottery rule blocks social housing. Workers have been raising money for decades - it's time for change.
Please sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
#HouseLottery #1993Rule #SocialHousing #HousingEmergency

URGENT, WARNING, $1,786 NEEDED TOMORROW! PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MATCH MY $5 DONATION, AND HELP HER NOT GET KICKED OUT ON THE STREETS!! HELP, DAMMIT, HELP!!!!!!!

#HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingEmergency #HelpFolksLive2026 #KeepFolksAlive #MutualAid #UrgentNeed #HelpSky

New figures from the Scottish Gov't shows they are on course to break their promise of building 110,000 affordable homes by 2032.

Our next Parliament must deliver more social homes, urgently, at the scale needed to end the #HousingEmergency or homelessness will rise. shelterscotland.org/MAR26Supply

To every People's Postcode Lottery player, thank you for helping us fight the #HousingEmergency. 💛

Emergency Shelter & Housing Fund We’re facing continued displacement and urgently need support to secure a temporary motel. It costs $280 every single day to keep a roof over our heads. Your donation helps us avoid immediate homeless...

Ways to help:

CashApp: $StoryleGaie

Venmo: @Subversiva

Square: square.link/u/35h59ZAD

PayPal: paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

Please donate, share, or message me right away. Even small amounts help.

#housingemergency #mutualaidrequest
#disabilityjustice

⚠️ Unaffordable rents. Soaring house prices. 125,000 households waiting for a social home.

This is the #HousingEmergency. And it affects us all.

Join the Grans and demand the social homes Scotland needs.
👉 shelterscotland.org/BuildSH-b

🗳️ When your polling card comes through the door.

Scotland faces a simple choice: Build the social homes it needs and end the #HousingEmergency, or let homelessness get worse.

Demand our politicians make the right choice.
👉 shelterscotland.org/BuildSH-b

Be honest… that impulse clothing purchase you instantly regretted could be someone else’s perfect weekend glam-up.

♻️ From your home to helping someone find theirs, donating your unwanted items to our shops helps us fight the #HousingEmergency.

Spring it on! 🌱

Do you have the leadership, experience and ambition to help end Scotland’s #HousingEmergency?

We have two key Trustee roles to help drive real change.

📅 Closes 6 April
👉 Info & apply: shelterscotland.org/HR03Mar

🥜 The #HousingEmergency in a nutshell: Buying a home is too expensive and private rent is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Social housing, then, is the answer - except Scotland doesn't have enough of them.

Stand with us and demand the social housing Scotland needs.
👉 shelterscotland.org/Act

Emergency Eviction Relief — Help Us Stay Safe We’re facing an unexpected eviction and urgently need support to secure a temporary motel and cover the deposit for a stable rental. Your donation will help us avoid immediate homelessness and give us...

I’m carrying this alone and doing everything I can to keep us afloat, and I’m deeply grateful for every person who has shown up for us.
paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

Please help us make it through this last stretch.

#HousingEmergency #EmergencyHelp #BoostAndShare

Scotland's housing system is broken and biased, caused by decades of underinvestment and political choices across successive governments.

Stand with us and demand the social homes our nation needs to end the #HousingEmergency once and for all.

✊ shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

Australia’s #HousingEmergency continues and ALP are in their second term.
Waiting for the emergency to become a federal funded policy and infrastructure spade in the ground priority.
#AusPol

The #HousingEmergency has consequences we can’t ignore.

Devastating new figures show 231 people experiencing homelessness in Scotland died in 2024.

We can't end homelessness without social homes. The next parliament must deliver 15,693+ new social homes each year to tackle the housing emergency.

📣 Dundee City Council has declared a #HousingEmergency, recognising what people already know: their housing system isn’t working.

We look forward to working alongside the council to tackle homelessness and fix the broken and biased housing system across Dundee.

ℹ️ shelterscotland.org/DCCHE

News this morning suggests Dundee City Council may declare a #HousingEmergency later today. We'll be watching closely, but this could be the news people of Dundee have been waiting for, and the outcome the Dundee Coalition has been fighting for.

More info 👉 shelterscotland.org/DHEDTC

Want to make rent more affordable again?

More social housing means less pressure on the private rented sector. Lower demand = lower rents.

Tell our politicians to build social homes to combat the #HousingEmergency.
👉 shelterscotland.org/GetBuilding

A background photo of Dundee City, with text saying "Dundee City Council must declare a housing emergency, yours sincerely" - and then a collection of over a dozen logos for various organisations and charities that signed an open letter, urging Dundee City Council to make the declaration.

📣 Live in Dundee? Your voice matters.

Over a dozen housing, homelessness and social justice organisations have urged Dundee City Council to declare a #HousingEmergency. Now it’s over to local people.

Email your councillors today 👇
shelterscotland.org/DundeeEmail

Some of our Gran Squad is in Glasgow today and they want to speak to people about the #HousingEmergency and how it impacts them. If you're nearby, our Gran would love a chat.

📍 Find us at the Concert Hall steps, outside Buchanan Galleries

PS. We have shelter from the rain if that tempts you 😜

Former Northfield House site - new... © Kay Williams cc-by-sa/2.0 Purpose built student accommodation in the final phase of construction on the former Northfield House Hotel site at 115 Lasswade Road, Edinburgh. The plans were submitted in 2020 and refused in Janua...

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social plans for the future use of the PBSA property at 115 Lasswade Road they have bought (a hostel made of individual bedsit studios). #HousingEmergency #Edinburgh #PBSA
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homeless-ris...

www.geograph.org.uk/photo/8144622

We support @shelterscotland.bsky.social call urging Dundee City Council to declare a #HousingEmergency.