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Stirling Council is increasing its range of supports to people experiencing poverty across Stirling, as the cost of living crisis escalates. In March 2022, the council pledged £1.9 million to fund one-off initiatives that would ease some of the pressure on local residents struggling financiall

Glasgow City Mission has been showing practical Christian Care to those trapped in poverty since 1826. They serve those who are homeless and marginalised in Glasgow City Centre, plus the children and families of Govan through their Child & Family Centre.

Families across Aberdeen are set to benefit from an enhanced winter clothing payment. Anyone who has already received a school clothing grant in 2025/26 will automatically receive a £30 payment by the end of October. All new successful applications up until 31 March 2026 will also receive an a

Working-age households in Inverclyde facing fuel poverty this winter can apply for financial support from a new fund. The Heating Support Fund will give one-off grants of up to £200 to help people with their heating bills during the colder months.

A new partnership between Children 1st and gas distribution network SGN could see around £1 million generated for families facing spiralling energy bills through targeted energy advice and support.

With times tough as the country continues to battle the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Melville Housing Association has made donations totalling £4,500 to charities that help struggling households.

A total of £46.9 billion was spent last year on public services to help tackle poverty, deliver fair pay deals, and support people displaced by the war in Ukraine, provisional figures have shown. The 2022-23 Provisional Outturn compares actual spending with the funding commitments set out in t

The full list of responsibilities for the new minister for housing Paul McLennan has been unveiled. As minister for housing, Mr McLennan will work alongside the new cabinet secretary for social justice Shirley-Anne Somerville.

With times tough as the country battles the ongoing cost of living crisis, Melville Housing Association has made festive donations totalling £4,500 to organisations that help struggling households. Eight organisations spread across Midlothian and beyond have each received cheques to help with

Over 13 million people in England have no access to a local authority crisis support scheme, according to a report published today by End Furniture Poverty. The campaigning charity says there are now 32 local authorities no longer offering support with one in five English local authorities not opera

With times tough as the country continues to battle the ongoing pandemic, Dalkeith-based Melville Housing Association has made donations totalling £2,800 to charities that help struggling households. Seven organisations, spread across Midlothian and beyond, have each received cheques for &poun

Scottish Borders Council’s Executive Committee has agreed to a range of proposals that will provide further support to Borders residents experiencing financial and other hardship as a result of the pandemic. The proposals were agreed at the meeting held on 16 November and include:

Children across Dumfries and Galloway are set to receive a free book each month until their fifth birthday as a result of Loreburn Housing Association signing up to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Neil Clapperton, CEO of Grampian Housing Association, reflects on the collapse of Our Power, the housing association-backed energy provider. Our Power was an amazing creature, a utility with a heart, an energy supplier that cared for those on the margins, households in fuel poverty. It was the brain

Foodbank provider Trussell Trust has issued a stark warning to MSPs that Universal Credit could drive in-work poverty and foodbank use. In a written submission to the Scottish Parliament’s social security committee, the charity said that its analysis showed “an increase in demand for foodbanks i