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Inverclyde Council has approved its budget for next year with up to 4,000 households set to receive a £100 Council Tax credit this year to support those who fall on the wrong side of other Covid financial support. The council’s overall budget of £203 million and a three-year capita

Street Soccer Scotland has opened a first-of-its-kind new multi-purpose hub to provide access, training and support to people from a variety of socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Scottish Government has been urged to extend its temporary ban on evictions as the move to level 2 lockdown measures for most of Scotland sees thousands of tenants unprotected by the current legislation.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) has approved affordable housing plans on the site of an old school.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has launched its new Independent Living service, an innovative and re-imagined housing option designed exclusively for over 55s encompassing modern assistive technology, in partnership with Alertacall.

Student rent has increased almost 20% over the last year according to data released as part of the 2021 Royal Bank of Scotland Student Living Index. There has been a steep increase in student rent bringing the average monthly cost to £518, an increase of 18% from 2020.

Community groups, organisations and businesses can now bid for a share of Fife Council's Levenmouth Reconnected Programme (LRP) which includes a £10 million fund.

Local residents have welcomed the opening of a new community café at the Calvay Centre in Barlanark. Calvay Community Café has been established following a partnership between Calvay Housing Association and local hospitality professionals John Meffan and Ryan Cowan.

A couple who were convicted of mortgage fraud after Scotland’s longest criminal trial have been ordered to pay back the profits of their crimes. Edwin McLaren, 56, conned dozens of people in financial difficulty between 2008 and 2012. He enlisted a number of associates to act as purchasers; ar

Not-for-profit community groups in rural areas will soon be able to apply for Scottish Government funding of up to £50,000 to trial new and innovative ways to address local challenges and benefit from local opportunities. The Rural Communities “Ideas into Action” Fund is supported

Inverclyde’s largest housing provider, River Clyde Homes, is launching a new service to Glebe Court in Kilmacolm and Monkton Place, in Port Glasgow. Designed to increase the range of housing options for older people in Inverclyde, the Wellbeing at Home service is aimed at helping people to liv

Amy Varle, a homelessness campaigner from Greater Manchester who was awarded a prestigious grant to help tackle homelessness during the Covid-19 pandemic, is launching a digital solution to address the issue at scale across Britain. Ms Varle, who lived in a hostel for young people whilst aged 16, be

The second AGM held online by the Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has been hailed as a great success.

HSBC UK has announced the launch of a £500 million Green SME Fund as part of its commitment to support businesses of all sizes to transition and thrive in a low carbon economy. This follows HSBC’s global commitment to provide between $750 billion and $1 trillion of financing and investme

Seven towns have been chosen to help tackle the impact of climate change and secure a just transition to net zero. The Climate Action Towns programme launched by the Scottish Government will empower communities to come together and engage in collective climate action, taking account of the unique ch