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Child poverty has risen in every Scottish local authority since 2015, according to new research published today by the End Child Poverty coalition. The new data shows the scale of the challenge faced by UK, Scottish and local government if commitments to end child poverty in Scotland are to be met.

More than £825 million is to be invested in 2019-20 to deliver on the Scottish Government’s target for 50,000 affordable homes over the course of the Parliament, finance secretary Derek Mackay has announced. Presenting his Scottish Budget 2019/20 to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Mr Mackay sa

Yoker Housing Association has commissioned an independent review of its governance after failing to provide the Scottish Housing Regulator with sufficient assurance of its self assessment procedures. The Regulator has engaged with Yoker about its governance self assessment since 2017 during which it

The Scottish Housing Regulator has appointed a manager and seven governing body members to Fairfield Housing Co-operative. The action follows an independent investigation which identified “potential serious misconduct” and “systemic failures of governance amounting to mismanagement”.

Orkney Islands Council is to purchase a group of uninhabited islands because they offer a “significant development opportunity”. It is anticipated that the council will become the owners of Faray, Holm of Faray and Red Holm early in 2019.

The UK Government’s target of installing smart meters in every home by 2020 will not be met with the cost of the rollout likely escalate beyond initial expectations, according to the spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) said today that the Department for Business, Energy and Industri

An initiative to take over and upgrade homes in Govanhill then make them available for social rent is on track for its completion in 2021. Of 700 targeted properties in the Property Acquisition & Repair scheme, around half have been inspected and 246 properties have been brought into Govanhill H

Extra measures to further improve fire safety in Dundee City Council buildings following the Grenfell Tower tragedy have been outlined in a new report. The measures include the installation of new fire and smoke alarms in domestic properties in line with new Scottish Government guidance.

A £635,000 refurbishment project has been completed at Carpenter Court Sheltered Housing in Perth. The works involved the construction of a new glazed sun-room, as well as refurbishments to the communal lounge.

Councillors have deferred a decision on plans to build 121 homes in an Aberdeenshire village amid concerns over local infrastructure. Barratt North Scotland had proposed the development of 109 houses and 12 flats on a site near Park Place in Newtonhill.

Proposals to increase the availability of affordable homes in Girvan have been approved by South Ayrshire Council.

CIH Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to be realistic and clear about the resources needed to achieve a new fuel poverty target. The government’s Fuel Poverty Bill sets out proposals for a new statutory target to reduce fuel poverty to no more than 5% of households in Scotland by 2040. It

Over the next couple of months South Lanarkshire Council tenants will be able to give their views on the level of rent proposed for 2019/20. A series of local meetings are scheduled to take place during November. The focus of these meetings will consider the proposed rent increase for 2019-20 as wel

CALA Homes (West) has revealed a number of “significant” community benefits from its development at North Bar, Erskine, including a proposed new bus service. The homebuilder’s proposals represent a major investment in the long-term future of the area with the creation of 195 new terraced, semi

The housing development team at West Dunbartonshire Council have been nominated for three awards for the work they are doing in the area. The team’s commitment to involving tenants and service users has been highlighted for the third year in a row at the TPAS (Scotland) National Good Practice Awar