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

Centre for Homelessness Impact associate Michael Sanders talks about how the charity's Lifelong Links intervention shows the potential to reduce homelessness among young people in care.

A North East tenant and social landlord group celebrated success last month at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) National Good Practice Awards ceremony in Clydebank. North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together (NETRALT) won Best Practice in Developing Communities award for it

Work has begun on a housing scheme designed to support young people at risk of homelessness in Stirling.

A Fife father is asking the Scottish Government to reverse a funding decision that is "penalising" charities supporting families with disabled children. Lawrence Cowan, whose four-year-old daughter Eilish attends The Yard in Edinburgh, has delivered a card made by children who attend the service, as

A fifth of young Scots experience such intense conflict at home that they think about leaving without somewhere to go at least once a month, a national survey has revealed.

Horizon Housing CEO Lorna Cameron calls on housing minister Paul McLennan to move accessible housing higher up the political agenda. The appointment of Paul McLennan as the first dedicated Housing Minister since 2016 brings fresh hope along with expectations that accessibility, one of the most urgen

RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited has been fined £800,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy. The construction company pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in July 2020.

School meal debt in Glasgow schools will be written off after a decision taken last week by all councillors in the city.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has urged the UK Government to use next week’s Spring Budget to address the growing income shortfall faced by many households who rely on benefits after its upcoming UK Housing Review highlighted the impact of decisions over the pas

A new report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned about the spending choices prepayment meter consumers need to make as a result of paying upfront for energy. The report highlights the case of one client with health conditions whose power had been off for three days and had no money to buy

A package of benefits that was due to be transferred to Holyrood in 2020 has been delayed again by the UK Government.

Temporary housing provided by local authorities will likely be deemed to be suitable if it generally meets the needs of the household as a group, a court has ruled.

A Midlothian-based foodbank welcomed a donation of £2500 to assist with supporting families and residents in the local area. Shawfair LLP, the master planners behind the new town in Midlothian, alongside housebuilders Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, part of The Springfield Group, and Bellway Ho

Children across Scotland have received over 25,000 free books thanks to a partnership with country music star Dolly Parton and Wheatley Foundation. Wheatley Foundation, part of Wheatley Group, has teamed up with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to help children in its communities develop the

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and its partners are hoping to spread a bit of cheer this Christmas with a donation to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal. Supporting the Mission Christmas appeal to ensure that no local children wake up without a gift this Christmas, SBHA, alongsi