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The Supreme Court has criticised the UK government’s benefit cap for breaching international law on the rights of children but has declined to overturn the controversial policy. Judges at the UK’s most senior court declared that the benefit cap, which restricts unemployed claimants to £500 a we

Philip Hogg Scotland’s home building industry has welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s introduction of a new Help to Buy ISA to assist those saving for their first property but warned it would be of little use north of the border unless there is help to build the homes that are needed in the fir

Atrium Homes has started work on a brand new office base in the heart of Shortlees, its largest community. The Kilmarnock-based registered social landlord anticipates construction of the new office will be complete by the end of 2015, ready for occupation and marking the beginning of a new phase in

In her guest blog for Shelter Scotland, Anna Evans (of Anna Evans Housing Consultancy), offers some insights into homelessness and complex needs from around the UK. A comprehensive study on homelessness in Glasgow led by Anna Evans Housing Consultancy has provided valuable insights from local author

A dementia support worker with Bield has kept the memory of her beloved sister and father very much alive as she continues to speed towards her £1 million fundraising target. Debbie Dean, who works for Bield’s flexi-care service in Glasgow, set herself the challenge of raising £1m for various UK

A local heat storage initiative by Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association is one of five projects across Scotland to benefit from more than £20 million in funding that will help reshape how energy is delivered and used in communities throughout the country. The funding allocation, from the Local E

Maryhill Housing Association has been doing its bit to raise money for Comic Relief.In a day of fundraising, staff raised a red hot £285 for the charity, which raised a colossal £78 million on Red Nose Day 2015 last Friday.

Over half a million people in Scotland lived on less than half the average income in 2012/13 while six in ten people in relative poverty were in severe or extreme poverty, new data has revealed.Analysis by the Scottish Government shows 510,000 people were classed as living in households in severe o

Margaret Burgess A further £2 million is to be invested in charitable bonds to help boost the supply of affordable homes, housing minister Margaret Burgess confirmed yesterday.

Poorer Scots report feeling more confused and less secure following rapid cuts to their incomes, according to a study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation by researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU).It finds signs of close knit communities lending support to some members but an overall pictu

LHC is seeking to hear from companies with experience of supplying and installing aluminium windows and doors in social housing and other public sector buildings. The procurement consortium is forming a new framework of approved contractors for launch in late summer 2015 to replace its existing alum

By James Battye at Shelter Scotland On Friday the Scottish Government announced the remit and membership of the Commission on Local Tax Reform.

Rent arrears for council homes across Scotland have increased by £10 million in a year, according to new figures. Updated statistics on Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Local Authority Housing Income and Expenditure (2014/15) found that, rent arrears on all properties on councils’ HRAs stood at £50

Parents and people with disabilities are being hit hardest by the UK government’s programme of welfare reform according to new research commissioned by the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee. The report, published today, represents the first time the impact of the UK government’s w

Craig McLaren, national director for Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland, outlines work the Institute is taking forward that explores what can be done to improve how we plan for housing. There have been a number of comments and debates about planning for housing in the last few months incl