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Improving the way the Scottish system of social security delivers for people in need of support is at the heart of new legislation. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill will enhance the rights of Social Security Scotland clients by int

Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) have shown resilience, securing £578 million in new financing and maintaining the confidence of both lenders and investors, but the sector continues to face significant challenges, the Scottish Housing Regulator has said.

Accountants and business advisers firm Wylie & Bisset has joined in calling on the Scottish Government to urgently address the charity audit threshold disparity between Scotland and England and Wales, suggesting it should be doubled and brought into line with other regions. Increases to the comp

Schoolkids in Wyndford have created stunning artwork which is on display in the community. Youngsters from Cleveden Secondary and Notre Dame High School, as well as North Kelvinside, St Mary’s and Parkview primary schools, worked with art organisation WAVEparticle on the colourful creations.

The UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, the fourteenth in the series, was published yesterday, building on the key themes identified in the spring edition of the 2023 UK Housing Review, providing further expert analysis and specialist insight.

Homeless charity Social Bite has chosen Dundee as the location for its next major project - a new build recovery village tailored to provide accommodation and recovery support for vulnerable people struggling with addiction.

Scottish construction market activity fell for the fourth consecutive quarter with all subsectors now seeing either flat or falling workloads according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.

Energy services company Union Technical is concluding work on a £1.5 million retrofit of almost 300 homes in Dumfries. Residents of the town’s Sandside Estate will benefit from newly fitted internal wall insulation, ventilation systems and heating controls this winter, designed to improv

ng homes' Landlord Report for 2023, which highlights the firm's performance over the past 12 months, is now available. This document is a requirement of the Scottish Housing Charter which sets standards and outcomes that all Housing Associations should aim to achieve when providing services to tenan

The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) has published its third annual Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) report for 2022/23, alongside its inaugural group-wide Sustainability Report. The SRS report, which covers the 30 borrowers in THFC’s bLEND portfolio as of 31st Marc

Work has begun to refresh plans aiming to support people experiencing poverty while living in Aberdeen. The Anti-Poverty Outcome Improvement Group met with external advisers at a workshop on 19 September to begin updating the Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP), which sets out plans for making the

East Dunbartonshire Council has introduced a Household Support Payment as part of the ongoing Cost-of-Living Support Programme for 2023/2024. When setting the current budget, the council agreed a range of measures to support people during this challenging period.

A legal challenge has been brought forward into the UK Government’s draft regulations exempting accommodation for asylum seekers from houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing requirements amid concerns it could lead to a lowering of housing standards.

This week West of Scotland Housing Association and development partners hub West Scotland and CCG (Scotland) unveiled a plaque to celebrate the Passivhaus certification of the landmark Springfield Cross social housing development in Glasgow’s East End — a significant milestone in the cit

Staff from Perth & Kinross Council’s housing service have claimed a prestigious national award for their work to resettle people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Their PKC Lets & Ukraine Landlord Offer project was the winner in the ‘Excellence in the Private Rented Sector’ categ