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A five-year plan which sets a net-zero target for Aberdeen City Council assets and operations has been approved.

The Scottish Government's decision to opt for a six month notice period for social sector arrears cases will not protect the people it is intended to, argues Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director David Bookbinder. So we now know that there is to be a continu

A group of veterans have moved into brand new properties specially created for Armed Forces personnel at Osborne Terrace in Cockenzie, East Lothian. The site is the former East Lothian Council Groundcare depot, which now provides a two-storey flatted block, with six two-bedroom flats including three

Cordale Housing Association has presented West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare with a donation of £400 to support the organisation’s gallant efforts to provide food and support for those in need throughout the region. Throughout lockdown West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare has had

The executive leadership team (ELT) at RCH Group will be taking part in The Spinal Circuit Challenge this month to raise vital funds for Back Up, a national charity that transforms the lives of those affected by spinal cord injuries. The Spinal Circuit sees individuals encouraged to walk, run or pus

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has trailed a Social Value Toolkit method to help measure the impact of the Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) support it has received throughout its communities. Established by the Scottish Government with an initial £20 million investment, the

A framework to help Scottish councils and housing associations quickly source furniture and furnishings for tenants facing crisis has been launched.

Eildon has been successful in securing two lots of funding from the Peeblesshire Charitable Trust worth £1,500 each to give extra support to tenants living at local developments Riverside House and Dovecot Court. Teresa Dunlop, co-ordinator at Riverside House, confirmed they had made

Homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland is making a concerted effort to completely eliminate rough sleeping in Edinburgh, by providing bikes to its volunteer support teams, so they can see more people in any given period of time. By the charity's own estimations, rough sleeping in the cap

GHA, part of Wheatley Group, is transforming two derelict sites in the southside of Glasgow - bringing 48 new affordable homes to the city. The new homes in Carnwadric and Pollok will all be for social rent.

A new standard for 'zero carbon' social housing, a quarter of a million-pound investment in electric vehicles and the restoration of peatlands are to be among the first projects launched as part of Renfrewshire Council's £1 million investment to tackle climate change.

A temporary £20 uplift to Universal Credit announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in his Budget speech yesterday must be made permanent, campaigners have urged.

A dozen new homes for mid-market rent are being made available in Avoch by not-for-profit development company HHA. The three-bedroom homes at Memorial Field are due to be completed in early summer and prospective customers have a deadline of 30 April to register interest.

The Closeburn community-owned Passivhaus project, the first of its kind in Scotland, has won the “Housing and Regeneration” category at the SURF Awards 2020. Scotland’s Regeneration Forum (SURF) held its prestigious annual celebration presentation on 18th February to announce the w

West Lothian Council has approved planning permission in principle for a residential development of 998 new homes with retail facilities at the former Bangour Village Hospital in Dechmont. Many of the details, including the number and type of housing units, have to be decided by the council's Develo