Search: Child poverty action plan welcome but more affordable homes required, says CIH Scotland

A new £1.5 million fund open to housing associations and co-operatives to support initiatives to prevent homelessness will open for applications shortly. Financed by the Scottish Government and administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), the Homelessness Preven

More than 837,000 payments have been made to people across Scotland to help with heating costs this winter, thanks to a unique package of support. More than 268,500 payments for Child Winter Heating Payment and Winter Heating Payment – support only available in Scotland – have been paid

Dr James Patrick Ferns from the Dalmarnock Village Housing Campaign responds to David Bookbinder’s article on 'Navigating the political correctness around damp and mould'. Let’s get right to the point, damp and mould issues are NOT merely the result of residents’ ‘lifestyle c

The disproportionate impact of the housing emergency on women, and the additional barriers they face in accessing safe, secure, affordable, housing, have been highlighted in a new report published today by Shelter Scotland and Engender.

At least 630,000 families with children have been pushed on to Universal Credit since before the pandemic, new figures from Action for Children suggest.

A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in Scotland paints a bleak picture of a nation in crisis mode after the fiercest attack on our standard of living in a lifetime. The report, which includes heart-breaking testimonies from thousands of families struggling to come to terms with the exte

Progressive think tank IPPR Scotland has revealed that 4 in 5 Scots (79%) would support a minimum income guarantee. A minimum income guarantee is a safety net to ensure nobody falls below a minimum acceptable standard of living.

Scottish homelessness charities have joined a host of third sector organisations across the country to declare their opposition to the UK Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill.

A budget designed to support residents through the cost-of-living crisis and invest in local communities has been set by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Children living in Scotland spent nearly one million days homeless during 2015, according to a new report. Analysis of Scottish Government statistics following a Freedom of Information request by Shelter Scotland showed that in 2014-15 local authorities provided around 3.8 million days of temporary

Craig McLaren RTPI Scotland director, Craig McLaren, looks to stimulate a discussion on where planning and planners can support social justice.

Local authorities in England with the most severe shortage of social housing now have waiting lists exceeding a hundred years for a family sized (3+bed) social home, new analysis has found.

The Scottish Child Payment was helping the families of more than 327,000 children at the end of December last year, official statistics have shown. The £25-a-week payment helps families as part of a wider package of Scottish Government actions to tackle child poverty and support people during

A toolkit for people working with families with infants at risk of food insecurity is promoting cash first responses to allow them to safely, responsively and appropriately feed their babies and helping towards reducing the need for food banks. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville and pu

Angus Council has today been praised for reducing the proportion of households in the region experiencing fuel poverty but there is room for further improvement in the critical area of housing.