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Housing benefit advisor Bill Irvine details a case where DWP had refused to include a 'housing costs element' (HCE) in the award of Universal Credit to a tenant.

The first phase of Stirling Council’s Covid Recovery Community Consultation is underway. Residents can now share their feelings and experiences of living through the Covid-19 Pandemic through a short survey on the council’s Engage platform.

Contractors are being reminded not to disturb existing social alarm systems when installing new interlinked heat, smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in domestic properties. The alert comes after reports of some devices for vulnerable people being removed during the fitting of new systems to compl

South Lanarkshire is expected to continue to have the lowest council taxes in mainland Scotland after the council agreed its 2022/23 budget.

Households and businesses in North Lanarkshire will have significantly improved access to gigabit-capable fibre broadband years earlier than planned after a new deal was approved by North Lanarkshire Council that will fundamentally improve connectivity across the region.

Midlothian Council is currently working to set wheelchair accessible housing targets and wants to hear ideas and suggestions from local residents.

As part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, the site team at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland working at Meadowside in Glenboig has answered an appeal from nearby Glenboig Development Trust for some help.

Bill Bullen, the CEO of Utilita Energy, has written to every local authority in Great Britain asking them to invite residents due to receive the £150 council tax reduction to donate it, where possible, to National Energy Action (NEA England and Wales) or Energy Action Scotland (EAS) to help th

SafeDeposits Scotland has presented funds of £1,180, raised at a quiz night organised by the tenancy deposit scheme, to Scottish youth-specific homeless charity the Rock Trust. The 'Not Quite Burns Night Pub Quiz' was held in Glasgow on 22nd January, a few days before the birthday of Scotland&

On Friday March 11, individuals and communities across Scotland will leave the comfort of their beds to take part in the Big Bethany Sleep Out.

Significant investment to help communities prosper following the Covid-19 pandemic, increased social care funding to improve and expand services and funding to reduce the carbon footprint of Scottish Borders Council and help deliver savings has been approved in the council budget. Over £95 mil

A total of 774 low income and digitally excluded households across Scotland have been supported to get online by Link Group.

Residents in Aberdeenshire will see a 3% rise in their Council Tax for the new financial year 2022/23 as councillors seek to balance budgets in the face of growing demand on services and increases to costs. It means that a Band D property will be £1,339.83, a rise of £3.90 per month (if

The Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme, Warmer Homes Scotland, has now reached a significant milestone with 25,000 homes across the country supported to heat their homes more affordably.

Despite facing the most challenging budget to date, Perth and Kinross councillors have agreed a below-inflation Council Tax rise and investment to support education, families, communities, economic wellbeing, the environment and infrastructure. Recognising the impact the pandemic and inflation has h