Shelter (charity)

Shelter, the National Campaign for Homeless People Limited

Founded	1 December 1966
Founder	Bruce Kenrick
Type	Not-for-profit
Focus	Housing and homelessness
Location	London, UK
Area served	Great Britain
Revenue	£48,200,000
Website	www.shelter.org.uk

Shelter is a registered charity that campaigns for tenant rights in Great Britain. It gives advice, information and advocacy to people and lobbies government and local authorities for new laws and policies. It works in partnership with Shelter Cymru in Wales and the Housing Rights Service in Northern Ireland. The charity was founded in 1966 and raised 48.2 million pounds in 2020/21.^[1]

Shelter helps people in housing need by providing advice and practical assistance, and campaigns for better investment in housing and for laws and policies to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people.