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

Thenue Housing’s trail-blazing volunteer project has stepped up a gear with a successful litter pick at a popular green space in Calton. The event is the latest in a series of volunteering opportunities being rolled out by the housing association.

Thenue Housing Association has launched a new Volunteer Project aimed at providing valuable volunteering opportunities in Calton where it has many homes and tenants. The trailblazing pilot project aims to provide community-led solutions to help families build community relationships and helps toward

Glasgow City Council has approved a five-year plan for the construction of almost 6400 new affordable homes.

More than 70 organisations joined Glasgow City Council's treasurer and depute leader, Ricky Bell and the Scottish Government's cabinet secretary for social justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville, in Glasgow during Challenge Poverty week to press forward on child poverty.

The Orkney Community Planning Partnership has invited local organisations to submit funding proposals for projects that will deliver direct support to those in need.

The Scottish Government has announced that more than 6,000 high school pupils will be eligible for free school meals from the beginning of the next school year, as part of its national mission to eradicate child poverty. This trial phase of the free school meals programme will see S1 to S3 pupils in

Màiri McAllan has said she intends to build on the Scottish Government’s track record of delivering high-quality affordable homes as she conducts her first engagement as cabinet secretary for housing today. Ms McAllan's return to government from maternity leave saw housing given a cabin

The STV Children’s Appeal has announced 11 charity partners that will receive multi-year funding and support through its newly created Ignite Fund. The charities will receive a share of over £1 million this year, delivering positive impact on the lives of children, young people and famil

New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) finds that a combination of welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented sector and a lack of investment in building social housing has led, and will continue to lead, to increasing child poverty, unless the gover

Funding for local authorities to test and improve how they deliver wrap-around support for parents and families will be doubled to more than £6 million by the 2025-26 budget, the Scottish Government has revealed. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the government's Fairer Fut

Legislation requiring new-build homes to be equipped with infrastructure supporting the fastest possible broadband connection has come into force this week.

Thousands of children from disadvantaged backgrounds will benefit from free breakfasts, thanks to £3 million from the Scottish Government. Announced in the draft Budget for 2025-26, Bright Start Breakfasts will help more primary school children get a healthy start to the day. The initiative wi

East Ayrshire Council has set out the strategic plans for the direction of local housing as detailed plans for £166 million investment were approved by councillors last week. 

The Scottish Government’s five family payments have reached a landmark figure since their launch, paying over £1 billion to families across Scotland to help end child poverty, new figures have shown. The latest statistics released from Social Security Scotland reveal that between Februar

Financial services firm Allia C&C has made grants totalling £150,000 to support high impact projects across the country. The first stage in a programme of grants which it expects to make across Scotland, the grant programme demonstrates Allia’s commitment to social impact as an integ