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

A policy designed to support victims of domestic abuse living in Dundee City Council housing has scooped a prestigious national award. The Housing Domestic Abuse Policy picked up the Colin Mair Award for Policy Development at the recent Scottish Public Service Awards.

People on low income can apply for a one-off payment of £88 from the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee 2021/22 winter payments scheme to help them with their winter fuel bills. Councillor Helen Carmichael, provost and leader of Inverness Area, said: “If you live i

Households experiencing financial difficulties are being offered greater support from the Scottish Government to help their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Money Support Scotland website, funded by the Scottish Government, will point users to a range of organisations committed to promoting

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has showcased great examples of working in partnership with other organisations during the Covid-19 pandemic with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of their tenants and the wider community. In 2020/21 BHA’s Financial Inclusion team received a

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that more than 2,000 jobs will be created with Social Security Scotland over the next 12 months. The Scottish Government has also revealed that disabled people will benefit from a ground-breaking new advocacy service that will support access to Scotland&r

The first cross-sector advisory board meeting of the Cyrenians Keeping Families Together project took place yesterday to support children to escape the cycle of homelessness and residential care. Image credit Good Shepherd Centre 

The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a consultation seeking views on a proposal for Edinburgh to be short term let (STL) control area.

Perth & Kinross Council has made an offer to tenants facing financial difficulties that their homes will not be at risk if they engage with us over rent arrears. We know many council tenants are suffering financially as a result of the pandemic. Now that Perth and Kinross is under Level 1 restri

A six-month extension of emergency measures granted under the Scottish Coronavirus Acts will be debated in Parliament this week.

Building work to deliver a major mixed-use development including affordable housing at NHS Lothian's former Sick Kids site is under way after the building was formally handed over to its new owners Downing.

Clarion Housing Group has apologised to its tenants after an ITV investigation revealed squalid conditions inside hundreds of properties on a housing estate in south London.  Families living on the Eastfields Estate in Mitcham have been left to live with severe damp, leaks, rodents and oth

Helping survivors of domestic violence find safety, privacy and space to rebuild their lives is the aim of one Architecture project featuring in the University of Dundee’s Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Showcase 2021, which launched last week.

CIH Scotland board member Sue Shone details her experience of managing a team and having to adapt to new challenges during the pandemic.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) is supporting local charity Berwickshire Swap with new projects which provide emergency clothing parcels and a cloth nappy library. BHA, along with Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service (BAVS), is providing this support through the Scottish Government&

Scarlett Land and Development and Cushman & Wakefield have completed the sale of a portfolio of surplus NHS Lothian properties, generating £5m of much needed revenue for NHS Lothian. The properties located in the prime residential Grange area of Edinburgh have all been acquired by private