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“Is Scotland Living Well Locally?” is the question that will be the subject of spirited debate and forensic examination when COSLA’s first in-person Annual Conference since 2019 takes place in Crieff next month. The COSLA Annual Conference will once again this year bring together a

North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) is now funding a new debt advice service, which will be delivered by CHAP for the next two years through their base at the Michael Lynch Centre for Enterprise in Ardrossan.

Additional funding to help North Ayrshire residents navigate the Cost-of-Living Crisis has amounted to more than £6 million over the past six months.

Ahead of Homes for Scotland's Annual Lunch 2023 this week, chief executive Jane Wood discusses the need to build more homes. Everyone should have a place to call home and as I mark my first year as chief executive at Homes for Scotland, I have been pondering what ‘home’ means.

Scotland’s councils must radically change how they operate – particularly how they collaborate with partners – if they are to improve and maintain services to their communities, the latest report by the Accounts Commission has found. According to the Local Government in Scotla

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed proposals to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes in a bid to increase affordable housing supply. First Minister Humza Yousaf announced the joint COSLA proposals at the Scottish

In an open letter sent to all three SNP leadership hopefuls, Scotland’s leading housing organisations have called for the next First Minister to urgently prioritise the delivery of social homes.

A new campaign will encourage families living on a low income to access local support with finances and work. It encourages people to take the first step towards relieving these pressures with help from the Parent Club website. This can guide them towards tailored support to help them improve their

Shelter Scotland has blamed the Scottish Government’s choice to "deprioritise the fight against homelessness" for new figures which revealed that homelessness in the country is at an all-time high.

Glasgow City Council has approved a new Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) outlining how the supply of affordable housing can be increased to meet the city's housing needs and growth ambitions for the 2023/24 - 2027/28 period.

The outlook for Scotland’s budget in 2023-24 has become more challenging due to factors wholly outwith the control of the Scottish Government, but there are decisions that Deputy First Minister John Swinney can make to ease the path ahead for Scotland, according to a new report. In its pre-bud

The fast-moving financial environment, driven by national and international events, has forced a re-think of Dundee City Council’s capital investment plans. Councillors will be asked to revise the £382 million of investment in the five-year Capital Plan for 2023-2028 agreed at the start

An ambitious five-year plan that puts the challenges and aspirations of Glasgow's people and communities at the heart of every council decision has been approved. The Glasgow City Council Strategic Plan will shape the authority's response to the cost-of-living crisis, the climate emergency and press

Social landlords must challenge expenditure to ensure rents continue to provide value for money for tenants, a new report published by the Scottish Housing Regulator has concluded. The report is the outcome of the Regulator’s thematic review of rent increases by Scottish social landlords and i

The chances of building and maintaining community wealth in a local area are greatly increased by the long term presence of a proactive community anchor organisation, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has said. Community wealth building was the theme of the Forum&