Homelessness: Far From Fixed

This morning I joined Shelter Scotland in City Square Dundee to show support for their campaign, 'Homelessness: Far From Fixed'. 

This campaign is calling on the Scottish Government to urgently develop a National Homelessness Strategy to ensure:

#There is a safe and affordable home for everyone; #There is help available for everyone to keep or find a home;
#There is a strong housing safety net to catch people if they do lose their home and
#That no-one should ever have to sleep rough on Scotland’s streets.


On a freezing day like this, the dangers of rough sleeping are especially apparent.

I think, we should be ashamed that, 50 years after the founding of Shelter, homelessness is far from fixed.

Show your support for this campaign by signing up online.

Signing Shelter's Declaration to Make Housing Matter

Earlier to today, I was in City Square to meet Graeme Brown, Director of Shelter Scotland. Graeme was here to invite politicians in Dundee to support Shelter Scotland's campaign to make housing matter in the Scottish budget and make building more homes for affordable rent a national priority.

I have completed my postcard calling on the SNP's Finance Minster, John Swinney, to prioritise and protect funding in his Scottish budget next week. This would not only be good for folk on long waiting lists for affordable homes but also help to create and maintain jobs in the building industry in Dundee.