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

Older members of the Dunfermline community have been brushing up on their nursery rhymes by joining in with weekly Bookbug sessions. Tenants at Bield’s Gillie Court have been taking part in the popular rhyming and singing group, which is aimed at developing children’s speech and language skills

Almost half of those in receipt of Universal Credit in Scotland have chosen for their payments to be paid in a different way when offered the choice by the Scottish Government. While Universal Credit is reserved to the UK Government, Scottish Ministers have used devolved powers in this area to enabl

Sally Thomas The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said that a House of Commons committee’s report into the “unacceptable” hardship caused by Universal Credit echoes many of its own concerns with the policy.

Sally Thomas Increased funding will not fix the fundamental problems of Universal Credit delivery as the processes need to be fit for purpose as much as policy, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

A social investment scheme has launched a new loan stock offer designed to raise emergency funds to combat the UK’s escalating homelessness problem by providing emergency accommodation to those in urgent need. Equfund has set out to raise up to £5 million from the British public with its ‘Sanct

(from left) Councillor Kenny McLean, city convener for neighbourhoods, housing and public realm at Glasgow City Council; Margaret McIntyre, chairperson of Southside Housing Association; tenant Myra Thompson; Paul Hush, development officer at Southside Housing Association and Gavin Taylor, managing d

Tenants and staff from a Bield retirement housing development in Dundee have taken a trip down memory lane thanks to a local film about childhood teddies. Five tenants and two members of staff from Strathmartine Court have shared treasured memories about their favourite cuddly toys as part of a seri

The Castlemilk youngsters get to grips with their new books watched by a life-size Peter Rabbit Castlemilk youngsters have booked their place in a brand new reading initiative thanks to Dolly Parton and two local housing associations.

Cllr Susan Aitken, Peter Martin of Sanctuary and Cllr Angus Millar at the regenerated Anderston A masterplan to create hundreds of affordable homes in central Glasgow has been completed by housing provider Sanctuary.

Image ©Renzo Mazzolini Thistle Housing Association’s Summer Club finished last week with a ‘Finale Fun Day’ for all the children who attended the club during the six-week programme.

(from left) Comedian and awards presenter Paul Sinha, ng homes regeneration manager Margaret Fraser, ng homes chair John Thorburn & Rod Penman, head of sales & segment public services from Zurich Municipal ng homes has been recognised for its continued work in raising awareness and mitigatin

Doug Gibson Doug Gibson from the Glasgow Homelessness Network (GHN) reflects on Housing First in anticipation of today’s major conference.

Benefits help for tenants in Castlemilk has hit a new high thanks to the work of Ardenglen Housing Association. Ardenglen has disclosed that its hugely-popular Welfare Benefits Service has helped almost 300 people in the last financial year.

A revolutionary swimming aid which helps disabled children learn to swim is in the running for a prestigious innovation award. The forward-thinking design, named the AquaPlane, is a swimming and buoyancy aid that has been specifically designed to adapt for a range of users with different needs.

Bernadette Malone The chief executive of Perth & Kinross Council, Bernadette Malone, has announced her decision to retire at the beginning of July this year.