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Stirling Council has approved a suite of targeted financial supports to protect vital services and bolster the council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council has announced that council tax rates will be frozen at 2020/21 rates while a revised living wage will be implemented for all c

Perth & Kinross Council's Net Revenue Budget for 2021/22 of £387 million was agreed by councillors on Wednesday this week. A Council Tax freeze for 2021/22 had previously been agreed on February 24. Budget savings, additional Scottish Government funding and the use of reserves will be used

The number of new affordable homes available for rent in West Lothian has increased over recent years. However, West Lothian Council said it hopes that more investment in local housing services will further increase the supply of affordable homes locally and also reduce the numbers of people li

Glasgow City Council has agreed a budget that targets poverty reduction and a green, community-focused recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Councillors passed a joint SNP / Green package that will freeze Council Tax bills in the next financial year and protects education and social care budgets.

Dunedin Canmore tenant Suayip Yel was unhappy in his job in a restaurant, working long hours for low pay and with few prospects. Then his housing officer told him about Wheatley Group’s Changing Lives training programme – and Suayip hasn’t looked back.

Fife Council has set its budget for the year ahead, with a pledge that "fixing Fife is the priority" for spending. Following the council's recently agreed approach to recovery and reform, yesterday's budget has allocated investment to the three priority areas of supporting local economic recovery, t

Work has started on a new Aberdeen City Council housing development which will provide 92 homes including a mixture of flats and wheelchair-designed flats being constructed to the Gold Standard for construction.

From May the majority of domestic abuse summary trials in Aberdeen Sheriff Court will be conducted virtually, with only the accused person and their solicitor having to be present in the court premises, Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle has announced.

West Lothian Council has received 1,426 homelessness applications were received in 2020/21 (up to March 1) with less than a quarter of those applications with children in the household. In 2019, the council launched its local Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan (RRTP) to increase access to all social re

Plans to deliver 100,000 affordable homes over the next decade are set out today in a document that outlines Scotland’s first long-term housing strategy.

Scotland faces a ‘cliff edge’ moment as it emerges from lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned. Publishing its manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, the charity revealed the impact COVID-19 has had on people financially.

Scottish Borders Council has launched its budget plans for 2021/22, with a continued commitment to protecting and investing in frontline services. Over £74 million for roads and transport infrastructure in the ten-year Capital Plan, a further £44m in the five-year revenue plan and £

Dundee-based charity Hillcrest Futures has raised £500 through an online fundraising campaign to help keep vulnerable people in Tayside warm and safe during the harsh winter months.

People and organisations living, based or with an interest in the Gilshochill area of North Maryhill are being given the chance to help shape future plans for the area.

Glasgow construction firm City Building has appointed a new executive director to drive forward the organisation as it seeks to take a growing share of the renewables sector. Alan Burns, formerly depute director, replaces Dr Graham Paterson, who has retired from the business, along with Sharon McGra