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Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice
Let’s be very clear. Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice. This is what the home secretary claimed on Saturday when apparently confirming a report that…

How insecure housing is impacting young cancer patients
This is a guest blog from a Young Lives vs Cancer Social Worker. The charity recently signed an open letter with Shelter calling for unfair…
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Josh's thoughts on volunteering
We have around 2000 volunteers across Shelter and Shelter Scotland, in a variety of roles and all with their own
Celebrating our biggest campaigning wins
Shelter is proud to campaign alongside the rest of the housing movement to defend the right to a safe home.
Operation Warm Welcome: government tells thousands of Afghan refugees to leave their emergency accommodation
In August 2021, as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, the government launched Operation Warm Welcome, promising to make sure ‘Afghans
Social Housing and Planning Reforms: Nope to Hope
Big news: after our campaigning, the government has put down some changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which