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

A new lunch spot has opened its doors in the heart of Glasgow’s international financial services district, with every coffee or sandwich purchase helping towards free after-school meals for hungry primary school children. Launch Café is located at 99 Bothwell Street and will open from 8

The roll-out of new devolved social security benefits is going well but there is still a lot to be delivered, according to the latest report from the Auditor General. New and complex social security benefits such as the Scottish Child Payment have been launched despite the challenges of the pandemic

Taxpayers in Scotland are being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available from HMRC to help with living costs.

Six Scottish social security benefits will be increased by 6% from April 1. Social security minister Ben Macpherson has announced the rise in support for low income households and carers in light of the increasing cost of living pressures.

Hillhead Housing Association’s Welfare Rights Service have been granted £18,800 from Cash for Kids to support children of low income families of Hillhead & Caledonia Housing Associations in the Hillhead/Harestanes area of Kirkintilloch. Cash for Kids was chosen as a key partner of th

Oldmeldrum-based charity Kayleigh’s Wee Stars (KWS) has welcomed several generous donations and relaunched its main flagship fundraising event, the Barra 10k, as it bids to raise £100,000 in its 10th year of supporting children with a terminal diagnosis and their families. KWS was set up

Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help applying for Scottish social security benefits. The support is available to disabled people applying for any of Social Security Scotland’s current and future benefits including Child Disability Payment and Adult Disabili

Both the UK and Scottish governments have committed to continuing to work closely on the design and implementation of welfare payments to support people across Scotland.

South Ayrshire Council has approved plans by Ayrshire Housing for a new housing development in Maybole.

People who live in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles are the first to access new face-to-face support when applying for Scottish benefits ahead of a full rollout later this year. The introduction of Social Security Scotland’s new Local Delivery service coincided with the lau

As part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated £250 to the Edinburgh School Uniform Bank to help boost its efforts to provide new school uniforms for children returning to schools across the city after the summer brea

CIH Scotland board member Paul Murphy outlines the advantages RSLs can gain by recruiting a blend of experience and raw talent onto their boards. The famous African proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child", also applies to the housing sector.

A bespoke residential unit has opened to return younger children to the Highlands. Based on the very successful model developed by the Placement Programme, this new provision is now home to three young children for the remainder of their childhoods offering stability, nurture and care.

Staff at Glasgow-based creative agency Cole AD have all been doing a lot of walking during lockdown – seeing as it’s about all anyone could do for many months! So they were glad that it could finally pay off this month as they support charity partner SBH Scotland this weekend a

Ayrshire Housing has lodged a planning application for 22 houses at Queen’s Terrace on the edge of Maybole.