@alisonwatson.bsky.social
Director of Shelter Scotland. Trustee of Change Mental Health.
How do we confront systemic racism in housing?
Our own @gmacrae.bsky.social is joined by Dr Nadia Ayed on the latest @scottishhousingnews.com podcast where they explore the issues driving it, ways to combat it, and what an anti-racist approach to housing looks like.
🔗 shelterscotland.org/SHN78TS
Picture of an outstretched hand with an envelope. The Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter! Out now!
📖 Weekend reading!
How can our next MSPs reduce the injustice of poverty? How can we reduce in-work poverty in social care? Details of member meetings and member events.
It´s all in the Scottish Anti-Poverty Newsletter.
www.povertyalliance.org/scottish-ant...
A simple graphic saying "The Housing System Is Broken" with the word broken visually looking split up and splintered. Underneath is a banner saying "Demand Change" along with a call to action, to sign your name to be part of it.
With a broken housing system, it’s people who pay the price.
💔 Children trapped in temporary accommodation.
💔 Families stuck in unsuitable accommodation.
💔 People priced out of their communities.
Add your name to demand the social housing Scotland needs #HousingEmergency
👉 shelterscotland.org/Act
Scotland’s #HousingEmergency has been driven by decades of underinvestment.
Add your name today to demand the social homes Scotland needs, and help end it.
✍️ shelterscotland.org/Act
5️⃣ What would you say to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and decision makers?
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This is Mary. She and her daughter spent 5 years in temp accommodation, experiencing stress, uncertainty & fear, but they finally secured a permanent home through knowing their rights. 💪
👇 Scroll down to watch some questions we asked about her experience, and the impact of getting a social home.
Homelessness in Scotland is rising, with a record high number of children stuck in potentially unsafe, unsuitable temporary accommodation.
Politicians need to fix the #HousingEmergency, so email them today and demand they build the social homes Scotland needs.
✉️👉 shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders
Two members of the Poverty Alliance network are recruiting. Migration Policy Scotland is looking for a researcher to support an exciting new project to help low-income migrant households.
migrationpolicyscotland.org.uk/project/come...
'It’s a small triumph in the face of housing crisis' 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/life...
08.02.2026 10:24 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0🏠 Dundee’s #HousingEmergency can’t wait.
What is the Housing Emergency Action Plan (HEAP) that the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition has proposed, and what difference would adopting the HEAP make to the city?
👀 Watch, ❤️ Like and 🔁 Share. Demand that Dundee City Council makes the right choice.
⚠️ The average length of stay in temporary accommodation in Scotland is 280 days.
This needs to change.
We are at the launch of the Restoring New Scots' Rights: Fair Housing For All campaign today.
Read more about the campaign here: www.cwin.org.uk/news/restori...
To find out more about Dundee's #HousingEmergency and the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition's 'Housing Emergency Action Plan' (HEAP), check out the link below.
🔗 shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP
📸 Photo credit: David Ho
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A headshot photograph of Dundee native and award-winning actor, Brian Cox
Award-winning actor and Dundee native Brian Cox is calling for Dundee to formally declare a #HousingEmergency and adopt the Dundee Housing Emergency Action Plan.
Decision makers must act now or the cost of delay will be paid for by families.
More from Mr. Cox 👉 shelterscotland.org/BCDHEAP
Refuse to accept this as a new normal.
Sign our record of rage: shelterscotland.org/Act
🚨 This has been a lost parliament for homelessness.
📈 Children in temp: up 26% (highest on record)
📈 Homelessness: up nearly 20%
📈 Rough sleeping: more than doubled
10,480 children are paying the price of decades of underinvestment. This cannot be normalised.
Info 👉 shelterscotland.org/HS26Feb
Women In Social Housing (WISH) South East’s first event of 2026 is taking place at Moat Homes Offices, Dartford!
Date: Thursday 12thFebruary 2026
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Place: Moat Homes
Cost: FREE for WISH members £45.00 + VAT for non-members
www.wishnetwork.org/events/south...
🏠 Earlier this week, the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition unveiled a bold #HousingEmergency Action Plan (HEAP) to put us on the road to solving the city's housing issues.
Do you live somewhere that also has a broken housing system in need of its own HEAP?
🗨️ Comment below 👇
👩👧👦 Amy, a mum of two from Dundee, faced homelessness after domestic abuse. The city’s broken housing system nearly failed her.
Dundee must act, and the #HousingEmergency Action Plan can prevent more families from falling through the cracks.
More info and Amy's story
👉 shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP
Dundee is already living with the consequences of a housing emergency – whether politicians want to call it that or not.
Our Director, Alison Watson, urges Dundee's decision makers to declare a #HousingEmergency and adopt the Housing Emergency Action Plan.
ℹ️ Info: shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP
⏳ We're just 100 days away from the Scottish Election.
With parties starting to talk about their priorities for the next five years, email and tell them they must prioritise building social homes, as it's the only way to end the #HousingEmergency.
✉️ Email today: shelterscotland.org/EmailLeaders
A photo of Dundee City's skyline featuring a church spire, with the words "Dundee Housing Emergency Action Plan" beside it
🏠 Dundee faces a #HousingEmergency: 225 children in temporary accommodation and a 24% rise in homelessness.
⚖️ Will Dundee's decision makers declare a housing emergency and adopt the Dundee Housing Emergency Coalition's Housing Emergency Action Plan?
More info 🔗 shelterscotland.org/D-HEAP
Scottish Government announces new housing agency to accelerate housebuilding across Scotland:
▶️ www.gov.scot/news/new-hou...
The latest issue of the CIH Housing Rights newsletter is now available to read below:
www.housing-rights.info/newsletters/...
Nearly £60m for housing in Edinburgh went unspent this year, incl. £45m meant for buying homes, despite:
🏚️ 100's of households living in temporary accommodation
⏸️ A 10-month council house waiting list freeze continues
City of Edinburgh Council can, and must, do more to tackle its #HousingEmergency
A graphic that says: Breaking news! Scot Govt is taking action to end the housing emergency
🎉 Breaking News!
A new national housing agency announced today by FM John Swinney will accelerate affordable homebuilding in Scotland.
Our research & campaigns helped push for this bold step. We now need ambition to be matched by the money needed to make it a reality.
🗨️ shelterscotland.org/MHSR
"People want to contribute and give back to the community. We just need the guidance and support to make this place home" 🧡
ITV spoke to young people like Motaz who are all in different stages of rebuilding their lives in the UK www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
