Search: Child poverty action plan welcome but more affordable homes required, says CIH Scotland

Elderpark Housing has paid tribute to a much-loved colleague who has passed away after a long battle with illness. Angela Lee spent 23 years as Elderpark’s finance and IT officer before being diagnosed with ill health in 2019.

Dr Regina C. Serpa, a lecturer in housing at the University of Stirling, on the importance of housing education.

Disabled people are being urged to find out if they are eligible for Scottish Government disability benefits as part of a new campaign to increase benefit take-up. The nationwide campaign aims to raise awareness about financial support available to help with the extra costs that disabled children an

More than £130 million has been distributed to thousands of families with disabled children since the launch of a Scottish Government benefit. The latest official figures show the families of over 54,000 children and young people were receiving Child Disability Payment in December last year.

A free independent advocacy service to support disabled people to access Scottish Government benefits has marked its first year in operation. The Scottish Government is investing more than £20 million to deliver this service over the course of four years. This independent service is available

People are being encouraged to check they are not missing out on money and to find out if they could be eligible for any of the 12 benefits administered by Social Security Scotland. The benefits which have been introduced over the past four years are available to people on low incomes responsible fo

Glasgow-based construction firm City Building has delighted hundreds of local young people by donating 197 Christmas gifts to Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas gift drive in aid of Possilpark’s social work service. The organisation’s support will ensure that vulnerable young people acr

Almost £60 million has been distributed to thousands of families with disabled children in the first year of a new Scottish benefit. The latest official figures from Social Security Scotland show the families of nearly 44,000 children and young people were receiving Child Disability Payment in

People on low income can apply for a one-off payment of £150 from the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee 2022/23 winter payments scheme to help them with their winter fuel bills. Residents of the seven Inverness Wards are encouraged to apply for the one-off £150 wi

Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has said that failing social housing providers in England will not receive future funding after it was revealed he is to cut off £1 million funding to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) following the death of a toddler from prolonged exposure to bl

A return to austerity would have significant consequences for people and public services, deputy first minister John Swinney has warned ahead of the UK Government’s Autumn Statement today. Mr Swinney has called for an alternative to austerity to avoid the UK Government “prolonging”

Measures announced yesterday by the Scottish Government will provide further help to those most impacted by the cost of living crisis while tackling budget pressures caused by rising inflation and economic uncertainty. The Emergency Budget Review (EBR) for 2022-23 identifies funding of around £

Sector bodies for the not-for-profit social housing sector across the UK have written to new Prime Minister Liz Truss to express their escalating concern over the impact that rising living costs are having on residents and housing providers, urging her to provide prompt and targeted support. The let

Responding to a call for evidence from the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, CIH Scotland has raised some concerns about the lack of detail set out in the Bill about the role of housing in the new NCS and local Care Boards. The response highlights the need for bett

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has donated £1,000 toward Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity’s (ECHC) Rainbow Box project. ECHC carries out vital work to help seriously ill babies, children and young people in hospital by supporting their medical care, mental health and the