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Gary Flew Caledonia Housing Association’s volunteer co-ordinator and Gill Donoghue, head of support services at Caledonia Housing Association A volunteer project by Caledonia Housing Association received a boost this week with confirmation of £149,788 of grant funding from the Big Lottery Fund ov

More people with disabilities have been able to get dedicated parking spaces near their homes thanks to a scheme run by Dundee City Council. Almost 100 new spaces were created last year as part of the initiative brought in after new legislation, passed by the Scottish Parliament, was enacted in 2009

North Lanarkshire Council’s anti-social behaviour team’s out-of-hours response service is continuing to stop anti-social behaviour across its communities since its launch over two years ago. The team has carried out over 1,500 visits to homes in response to complaints about persistent anti-socia

Services provided by Perth & Kinross Council’s Housing Advice Centre will move to Pullar House from next month. The council has taken the opportunity to end the lease on the Housing Advice Centre at York Place as part of a continued effort to reduce its property portfolio and deliver services

Jeane Freeman Historic legislation to establish Scotland’s first social security system has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament.

Marilyn Clewes Queens Cross Housing Association has announced that building more than 600 new affordable homes is a top priority over the next three years.

An integrated, whole-system approach which addresses social inequalities and goes beyond housing is required to prevent and respond to homelessness in Scotland, according to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). In its submission to a Parliamentary inquiry into homelessness, COSLA hi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJNzAFLJZ1I The impact of support work provided by Energy Action Scotland has been captured in two short films now available to view online.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has revealed plans to build 274 new homes in East Renfrewshire. The developer plans to build the scheme on a site to the south of Springfield Road in Barrhead.

A move to introduce a Scottish-style ban on letting agent fees in England was included in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. The UK government proposal to remove the fees paid by tenants in the private rented sector will be published as a draft bill for further scrutiny.

The publication of the Social Security Bill is a “landmark moment” for the Scottish Parliament, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). Introduced to Parliament yesterday, the Social Security (Scotland) Bill will give the Scottish

Re:markable chief executive Peter Russian and chair Linda Urquhart Investors in People Scotland, known for its delivery of the Investors in People accreditation, has rebranded as Re:markable.

Adalaine Bryson and Pete Glen The dissertation of a University of Dundee Community Learning and Development student could soon be used to help improve the lives of vulnerable drug users.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a report which details the “fundamental failings” which led to its statutory intervention at Wellhouse Housing Association. A manager was appointed to the Easterhouse landlord in December 2014 after an independent investigation at Wellhouse highlighte

The High Court in London has ruled that the application of the benefit cap to lone parents with children under two is unlawful because of its discriminatory impact upon children. The judicial review challenge, which was supported by homelessness charity Shelter which intervened in the case, was brou