The Shetland Islands may have to resort to using barges and ships as homes unless measures are taken to address a serious shortfall in workers’ accommodation, an official report has warned. A new report commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) forecasts that recent pressures on worke
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Jackie Baillie MSP with Bield chair Gerry O'Sullivan An innovative housing development in Dumbarton has been hailed as a shining example of how high quality and affordable homes can be provided for older people.
Eilidh Whiteford Almost half of all sanctions imposed on the UK government’s Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) have been overturned when reviewed, according to official figures.
(from left) Kingdom chief executive, Bill Banks; housing and welfare minister, Margaret Burgess MSP and Kingdom chairperson, Charles Milne Kingdom Housing Association has marked the completion of 65 new affordable homes for Mid Market Rent at Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline.
Planning councillors have approved the first phase of a “well-considered proposal” for the residential redevelopment of a former Angus open prison. Developers hope to turn the former HMP Noranside estate, which was a working prison until 2011, into 48 homes.
Iain Duncan Smith The total lifetime cost of the Universal Credit welfare reform programme has increased by nearly £3bn in the past three years to £15.8bn, according to new figures from the UK government.
Norman Kerr says the Scottish Government could do more to improve the energy efficiency of homes The debate raged on at the CIH Scotland Energy Efficiency, Fuel Poverty and Renewables event, supported by Forster Energy, as to whether the carrot or the stick is best at lifting Scotland’s households
Glasgow City Council received almost 5000 applications for homelessness assistance last year. And official statistics show that more than 400 people slept on the city streets the night before approaching the local authority, the Evening Times has reported.
(from left) Chris Walker, Claire Rowland, Rob Baker, Kat Wishart, Kris Jack, Karyn Hynd, Ian Jow, Sarah Halliday, Shannon Patterson and front kneeling, Euan Marshall Staff from Dunedin Canmore dressed up as superheroes last week to raise money for Cash for Kids and support their ‘Superhero Day’.
House prices rose 13.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014-15 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published by Registers of Scotland (RoS). The average house price in Scotland from January to March was £173,830, the highest figure recorded for any q
Baillie Liz Cameron laid the first brick of a £6.5 million development by Partick Housing Association which will be completed next year.
An affordable housing development in Kirkintilloch is to be opened by Trust Housing Association and East Dunbartonshire Council next week.
By Lisa Glass at Shelter Scotland Last week, the Scottish Government released their quarterly homeless statistics for September to December 2014. The headline statistics were that over this period homeless applications have gone down, homeless assessments have gone down, and there were only 5 househ
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has announced that Bruce West has joined them as their new director of finance and IT. Bruce, who will begin his new role on Monday, was for many years head of strategic finance atArgyll and Bute Council. He has a close working knowledge of the association