Plans to deploy immigration officials to Dublin’s lead homelessness agency have been approved by Cabinet. The move was agreed by ministers last Tuesday because of an increase in the number of non-EU nationals presenting as homeless, the Sunday Independent reports.
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Partnership housing developer Lovell has been celebrating having secured Gold Investors in People accreditation for a further three years as its new Scottish headquarters were officially opened by local constituency MSP Richard Lyle. Located at Strathclyde Business Park, Lovell’s Scotland team
Residents of Toryglen in the south side of Glasgow were treated to a traditional Burns Supper event in the local community hall organised by Thistle Housing Association. Over 90 members of the community came together on January 25 to be entertained in true Scots style.
Aberdeenshire Council has approved planning permission in principle for more than 700 homes and community facilities on the outskirts of Inverurie. Crichie Developments, led by Dandara, is looking to build 737 homes, a primary school and retail development at Crichie, which is just outside the Aberd
As rents in Scotland’s private rented sector spiral at double the rate of inflation, Govan Law Centre (GLC) has warned that the story beneath the increase is “stark and deeply worrying” and will lead to more homelessness and poverty. While official Scottish Government statistics ha
The ground has officially broken at Carskeoch Drive, Patna, where CCG (Scotland) Ltd is building 19 new homes for rent for strategic partner East Ayrshire Council. The site, which was previously occupied by Patna Resource Centre, will deliver high quality, energy efficient homes in a range of sizes
(from left) Keith Anderson, chief executive of Port of Leith Housing Association; Ben Macpherson MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith; Kate Campbell, convenor of housing and economy for the City of Edinburgh Council; Kevin Stewart, housing minister; Philip Neaves, chair Persevere Developments and Ga
More than 100 tenants, residents, and housing professionals from across Scotland gathered to shape future service delivery at this year’s Joint Tenants and Residents Conference in East Ayrshire. East Ayrshire Tenants Federation and East Ayrshire Council were delighted to welcome more attendees tha
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
(from left) Jim McFarlane, Paul Bristow, Liz Bowden, Eleanor Robertson, Isobel McCarney and Adam Wallace The official launch of two new creative works took place at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock this week.
Glasgow’s Depute Lord Provost Bailie Philip Braat cuts the ribbon with Whiteinch & Scotsoun Housing Association chief exective Ian Morrison at 64 Curle Street Glasgow’s Depute Lord Provost, Bailie Philip Braat, has opened new premises for a new local social enterprise company set up by White
Scottish novelist Ian Rankin will today be joined by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in supporting a scheme that sees books being distributed to people who are rough sleeping in Edinburgh. The Inspector Rebus creator is backing an initiative adopted by local homelessness charity Streetwork which incl
Scotland will play a leading role in a new global programme to end street homelessness by 2030 involving diverse countries around the world and ultimately including 150 cities, a conference will hear today. The ‘A Place to Call Home’ initiative is led by the Institute of Global Homelessness, cha
A new report which highlights the importance of waste reduction and recycling in offsetting our carbon impact has concluded that the fight against climate change begins at home. Published to coincide with Recycle Week, which runs till Sunday (30 September), the Zero Waste Scotland study measures the
A ‘supported lodgings’ model must be introduced in Scotland to urgently address youth homelessness and reduce reliance on hostel and B&B accommodation, a new report has found. While levels of youth homelessness have been falling in recent years in Scotland, 16-24 year olds remain heavily ove