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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging people worried about the cost of living crisis to seek advice as energy bills soar for millions today. Today the energy price cap is set to increase by £693, with a further increase expected in the autumn.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords. This includes updated engagement plans for registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities and an update to the regulatory status for RSLs. The status describes whether a landlo

Heriot-Watt University has published the results of the first international initiative to end street homelessness which revealed Glasgow's success in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness living on the streets of the city. 

Age Scotland has highlighted the urgent need for action to tackle pensioner poverty as statistics from the Scottish Government revealed today that 11% of pensioners were in persistent poverty after housing costs between 2016 and 2020. The figure is unchanged from the previous period.

Teresa Bray, the chief executive of Scottish charity Changeworks, has announced that she intends to retire later this year. An accountant by trade, Ms Bray has dedicated her career to the third sector. From housing associations in London, to finance director at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Ass

Aberdeen City Council has agreed an annual budget of £150,000 for an innovative children and young people’s action plan to help tackle climate change. The funding allocation for a plan to be devised by a citywide Pupils’ Climate Change Working Group was agreed following an address

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) recently held a vigil for Ukraine at Dalrigh Gardens in Oban. The gardens, owned by ACHA, are utilised as a common public space at the entrance to Oban, and are a highly recognisable landmark in the town.

The Cadder area in north west Glasgow was treated to a spring clean this week, with community-based Cadder Housing Association staff and local residents joining forces for an area-wide litter pick.

Kingdom Housing Association has started construction on 30 affordable new homes for social rent at Balgove Road in Gauldry.

Scottish property rents have continued to rise at a higher rate than the rest of Britain after years of low increases according to an analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that rents in Scotland have continued to rise at a higher annual rate than England and Wa

Advance Land Regeneration has secured planning permission from West Dunbartonshire Council to develop a 5-hectare site on Cardross Road in Dumbarton.

A bright new era for housing has begun today as Scotland’s largest social landlord, GHA, becomes known as Wheatley Homes Glasgow. The change – which was supported by tenants in an independent consultation – follows GHA and Cube Housing Association, both members of Wheatley Group, j

Stacey Dingwall, senior policy manager at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), discusses the limitations of the Draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s consulta

National charity Ypeople has unveiled a new name, Right There, as it launches its new chapter to prevent more people from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. The charity was established in 1824 to support young men in Glasgow and later became part of the YMCA movement. Over the

Reduced or loss of income is cited by over 280,00 people as key driver for debt since the beginning of the pandemic, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Analysis by the charity of polling undertaken by YouGov found that 161,071 people cited reduce reduced income as a reaso