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Residents in Clackmannanshire have benefited from partnership work from Clackmannanshire Council to ensure isolated people have access to the internet. The council has been working with local third sector organisations and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) to ensure residents b

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that Scotland is not on course to meet Scottish Government child poverty targets.  The report found that even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, poverty in Scotland is rising from an "already unacceptably high level".

Age Scotland has recommended that the Scottish Government draw up a new action plan, setting out how they will support older people to live well and safely throughout winter.Scotland’s national charity for older people said that a swift and effective national response would help address the &l

The Citizens Rights Project will brief local authority and third sector staff working with vulnerable EU nationals about the EU Settlement Scheme in a free webinar.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at SBHA, regardless of whether they are direct employees or third-party contracted staff, receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30. This rate is highe

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and has also reached the milestone of having built 300 new homes. Berwickshire tenants took a leap of faith 25 years ago and agreed to be part of Scotland's largest single transfer of housing stock from a local auth

Hjaltland Housing Association (HHA) is losing two of its longest serving-committee members with the retirement of Gordon Mitchell and Bobby Hunter. Agnes Tallack, chair of the association, said: “On behalf of Hjaltland Housing Association’s Management Committee, our staff and tenants we

Ark has completed the recruitment of three new board members who play a significant role driving forward the care and housing organisation’s future growth and development strategy. Dr Fraser Quin, Michael Catlin and Joanna Mansell were all appointed at Ark’s AGM, taking the number of boa

Scottish housebuilder Miller Homes is keeping the wee ones across the West Scotland safe on their walk to and from school this autumn with its new Home Safe campaign.

Three university students have been commended for their support after working at housing provider Bield during the pandemic. The teenagers from Linlithgow joined Bield Housing and Care taking on care assistant roles over the aummer providing personal care, social support and domestic assistance

Blackwood staff are being put at the forefront of the housing and care charity’s strategy to plan its future direction as it prepares for life with COVID-19. The charity will be assessing the responses of all of its 549 employees and using them to implement strategies to improve the work and l

Allanwater Homes has renewed its sponsorship of local football club Alloa Saints, which has a number of teams, including boys’ teams and a Saturday Amateur adult side.

Impact investing platform Ethex has launched a new opportunity to invest in Common Ground Against Homelessness’ Community Share Offer. The offer aims to raise £650,000 (with a minimum raise of £335,000) by 30th November 2020 and will fund the purchase of a property in Edinburgh to

Housing Options Scotland (HOS) has welcomed two occupational therapy (OT) students from Queen Margaret University into the team as part of their final year placement. Though used to taking on placement students, this is the first time the charity has worked with those from an OT background, and the

There is no doubt that the pandemic will affect the finances of every association and co-operative. You may have higher arrears and the risks this entails, it may have stalled development plans or it may be that the circumstances created by the pandemic mean that you may be at risk breaching your co