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

Angela Constance The Scottish Government has published a landmark plan of fifty bold and ambitious actions to achieve a fairer Scotland, including key actions on housing access, affordability and homelessness.

Caledonia Housing Association is pressing ahead with a major programme of housing investment that will deliver over 180 new, affordable, mixed-tenure homes across the country over the next 18 months. The programme will boost Scotland’s supply of high-quality, energy-efficient homes and directl

Angela Constance Communities, social security and equalities secretary Angela Constance looks ahead to the rest of 2017.

As the Scottish Parliament prepares to begin its Stage 3 debate of the Housing (Scotland) Bill today, the rent control elements of the proposed legislation have been attracting the most attention.

A Housing Prospectus has been launched to outline the unique development opportunities in the South of Scotland, some of the key sites and the partners who stand ready to help bring forward developments.

A coalition of housing and anti-poverty organisations has called on the Scottish Government to "change course" ahead of a ministerial statement on the housing emergency at Holyrood later today.

More than £1.4 billion was invested in 2018-19 to support low-income households across Scotland through investment in housing, childcare, employment support and social security, according to the latest report on the Fairer Scotland Action Plan. The third progress report also found that more th

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has, for the first time, surpassed £50 million in active loans and investments to social enterprises, charities, community groups, and mission-led businesses during a single year, according to its latest annual impact report. Total

Caledonia Housing Association has marked a major milestone in the Bellsmyre Regeneration project with the completion of the first phase of the £7.3 million development in West Dunbartonshire. Working alongside project partners CCG (Scotland) and West Dunbartonshire Council, Caledonia celebrate

Work has started on Forth Housing Association’s £15 million development of 59 new homes at Main Street in Cowie. Carmichael Homes began work on the development this month, which will deliver 43 houses, 12 flats and 4 wheelchair bungalows in Cowie, near Stirling.

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan visited a housing development in Lanark last week to highlight record investment in affordable housing. As announced as part of the 2026-27 Draft Scottish Budget, the Affordable Housing Supply Programme has been allocated £926 million, 20% hig

Three leading housing organisations have called for a meeting with cabinet secretary for finance and local government Shona Robison ahead of the Scottish Budget to press the need for affordable housing investment. Following landmark research on affordable housing need, Shelter Scotland, CIH Scotland

Scotland’s housing secretary Màiri McAllan has raised concerns over reports that the UK Government is preparing to reduce its affordable housing delivery targets, a move she says could have damaging consequences for housing delivery across the UK. In a letter to UK housing secretar

A coalition of organisations has congratulated Scotland’s new First Minister and urged him to focus his attention on repairing the social housing budget and on protecting duties to prevent homelessness.

Scottish Labour housing spokesperson, Mark Griffin MSP, has written to the First Minister asking him to make an urgent statement to parliament outlining his plans to address the deteriorating housing emergency in Scotland.