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(from left) Sarah Boyack, SFHA head of public affairs; John Ratcliffe, manger, Trussell Trust’s Glasgow City Centre Foodbank; and Elaine Mulgrew, SFHA head of finance and corporate services In response to the continued effects of welfare reform on some of Scotland’s poorest and most vulnerable p

Over 130 applications were received in the first round of Scottish Borders Council’s new £500,000 Localities Bid Fund. Councillor Sandy Aitchison, executive member for locality services, said: “We are very pleased with the level of interest in the Localities Bid Fund. It is sometimes difficult

Plans to transform Glasgow’s High Street area by investing £200 million in a new 7.5 acre residential neighbourhood of more than 700 homes for rent have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. In addition to 727 new build-to-rent homes on the site behind High Street rail station, the application

Alister Steele, chair and co-founder of Our Power Not-for-profit energy supplier Our Power said it intends to reduce levels of fuel poverty and create 200 jobs in areas of high unemployment after securing more than £4.4 million in funding.

Robert (Bob) Tait, who co-founded and later chaired Langstane Housing Association, died suddenly on December 21 at his home in Aberdeen. A writer, philosopher and ex-editor of Scottish International, Bob Tait also worked as an educationalist, taking early retirement to concentrate on the sociologica

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to Streetwork in November Additional capacity for night shelters and extra staff to help get more people into accommodation are among the actions being taken to tackle rough sleeping this winter.

The Sleep in the Park event was headlined by Liam Gallagher A festive fundraising campaign to tackle homelessness in Scotland which saw thousands of people sleep rough for a night in Edinburgh has raised more than £4 million.

Andy Wightman Fuel poverty will not be eliminated in Scotland until the government takes action to fix the one in two homes that have issues with weather-tightness and structural stability, a Green MSP has warned.

A housing manufacturer has struck a deal with Scottish Land and Estates to offer Scottish landowners the chance to boost rural incomes, deliver affordable housing, and sustain local communities though its new affordable homes programme. Clyde Homes Limited delivers factory built affordable homes for

A residential development in Haddington that includes a new primary school is making considerable progress with the introduction of a second developer. Included in recent milestones at the Letham Mains site, CALA Homes (East) is looking to split its previously approved original share of 376 homes, w

Kevin Stewart Community projects from Argyll and Bute to Shetland will share around £312,000 to regenerate their neighbourhoods, local government minister Kevin Stewart has announced.

Housing and care provider Bield made sure that no-one was left feeling lonely this Christmas with a number of events throughout its developments. Staff and tenants at the Castlebrae Glebe supported housing accommodation in Craigmillar organised a lonely scheme, which runs all year round and, this ye

Assistant Manager Laura McGarvey models a warrior costume Today’s the day that the discerning charity shop bargain-hunter makes their way to the doors of Shelter Scotland’s store in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge.

The carbon footprint of homes across Scotland has fallen by an average of 25% since the Scottish Climate Change Act was passed in 2009, according to an environmental charity. WWF Scotland said the growth of renewables, more efficient homes and appliances, and governments’ climate change policies h

More than 30 landlords are operating lucrative short term letting businesses in Scotland’s capital which is adding to the pressure on Edinburgh’s housing stock, new research has found. The report by University of Sheffield academic Alasdair Rae, in partnership with Green MSP Andy Wightman, shows