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Osprey Housing Group has been recognised for best practice at the prestigious TPAS National Good Practice Awards. The ceremony was held at the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews and was organised by the Tenant Participation Advisory Service in Scotland.

Homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland has launched a powerful new film to raise awareness of its Nightstop project.

A total of 3,320 families in Scotland claiming help with housing costs are £64 a week worse off because of UK welfare cuts, new data from the Scottish Government has revealed.

Hundreds of thousands of Scottish adults are struggling to pay rent or mortgage costs, a new survey by YouGov for Shelter Scotland has found.

West Lothian Council has announced a new £4 million plan to help tackle the increasing problem of homelessness amongst young people. The council will develop a new 12-person supported housing unit in Deans, Livingston, to replace the existing homelessness facilities in Newlands House, Bathgate

A Bield retirement development in Gorebridge has been selected to take part in the Co-Op Local Community Fund Project. Beild's Emily Court will benefit from a 1% donation when members of the Co-Op choose it as their preferred cause whilst buying own-branded products.

Fife Council has given a boost to proposals for a large housing development planned for Lochgelly as developers Omnivale Limited were told that a separate environmental impact assessment (EIA) is not necessary.

A building brick made from 90% recycled construction and demolition waste has been launched by a spin-out company from Heriot-Watt University. The K-Briq produces just a tenth of the CO2 emissions of a traditional fired brick, uses less than a tenth of the energy in its manufacture and can be made i

The management committee of Williamsburgh Housing Association has announced the appointment of Joe McBride as its new chief executive officer. Joe takes up the role this month, with a strong commitment to consolidating what has already been achieved and building upon the organisation’s strengt

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has returned with fresh plans to deliver new homes on the site of a former school in Pollok.

Plans for a 265-home development in Cambusbarron have been rejected by Stirling councillors.

Years without fair funding for local government in Scotland has meant that councils' budgets are at breaking point, COSLA president Alison Evison has warned.

The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee will hold a debate today as part of its inquiry into empty homes in Scotland.

The Scottish Government spent over £100 million to mitigate the effects of UK Government austerity during 2019, new figures have revealed. Social security secretary Shirley-Ann Somerville has claimed that the money could have been better spent on more anti-poverty measures.

A Glasgow centre for young homeless people is to close later this month after a three-month reprieve. The James Shields Centre in Pollokshaws is due to close its doors on January 23rd after it was originally scheduled to close last October.