You can make a complaint by contacting our Supporter Helpdesk, by:
call us on 0300 330 1234
email us at info@shelter.org.uk
See our full complaints policy
Shelter service complaints
To make a service complaint, you will need to provide the following information:
which Shelter service your complaint is about
your full name and address
a contact telephone number and/or email address, in case further information is required
full details of your complaint
A service manager or appropriate deputy will acknowledge your complaint within three working days of receipt.
We aim to investigate and respond fully within 15 working days via your preferred method of contact.
Fundraising complaints
We will acknowledge fundraising complaints within three working days of receipt. We will carry out a full investigation (provided the complaint is made to us within three months of the incident).
We aim to respond fully within 10 working days via your preferred method of contact.
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you have a further two months to refer the complaint to the Fundraising Regulator.
We undertake to:
ensure that staff engaged in or supporting our fundraising understand the Fundraising Regulator standards and our complaints procedure
endeavour to resolve complaints as promptly and amicably as possible
maintain a record of all complaints and the correspondence related to them
acknowledge membership of the Fundraising Regulator standards in our Annual Report
complete, and file an annual return with the Fundraising Regulator about the number and nature of complaints received, and the extent to which we were able to amicably resolve them
provide copies of our fundraising materials to the Fundraising Regulator if requested to do so
promptly provide details about complaints we have received and how we have dealt with them when requested to do so by the Fundraising Regulator
cooperate fully with the Fundraising Regulator in the event that a complaint is referred to them and comply with any sanction imposed upon us by them
You can visit the Fundraising Standards Board website for other information.