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Positive Action in Housing has reiterated its demand for a full independent inquiry into the accommodation provided to asylum seekers in Glasgow during lockdown after a mother was found dead on Saturday. Mercy Baguma, an asylum seeker from Uganda, was found dead beside her baby in her flat

Next month marks the centenary of Scotland’s first council housing estate, the Logie Estate in Dundee. Lauren Brown reports.

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the UK Government was discriminating against vulnerable victims of domestic violence by reducing their housing benefits.

Domestic abuse charity Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) marked International Women’s Day yesterday calling for national and local authorities, and community planning partnerships, to offer secure, long-term funding for specialist domestic abuse services.

James Cartwright explores what the What Works Community pilot teams at East Ayrshire Council, Southend Borough Council and Pembrokeshire County Council learned about the value of data practices at the project's first residential.

Life expectancy in Scotland has increased over the past three decades but has stalled in recent years, according to a new report.

Four men with learning disabilities have seen their lives transformed over the past year thanks to a unique Fochabers partnership involving Osprey Housing Moray, Moray Council and service provider Community Integrated Care (CIC). All four left a care home in the town in April 2018 to move into their

CIH President Jim Strang and chief executive of Scottish Women's Aid Marsha Scott examine the role of housing in helping to protect people experiencing domestic abuse.

More than 250 housing organisations have signed up to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Make a Stand campaign to tackle domestic abuse just five months after it was launched. The landmark coincides with CIH president Alison Inman, who initiated the campaign as part of her presidential appea

Following the launch of the CIH ‘Make a Stand’ campaign on domestic abuse, CIH vice president Jim Strang looks at how the issue is being tackled in Scotland and calls for the Scottish housing sector to sign up to this important campaign. Last month, the Chartered Institute of Housing lau

Daradjeet Jagpal Daradjeet Jagpal gives a comprehensive overview of new data protection legislation.

Janice Blenkinsopp In a guest blog for Shelter Scotland, Janice Blenkinsopp talks about her research into the housing options for the often overlooked demographic of low-income adults aged 25-34 following recent welfare changes and the potential implications for our understanding of what it means to

The aim of Shelter Scotland’s Safe and Sound service is to reduce the risk of homelessness for young people by facilitating family mediation and the safe return home for those who have run away. Where this is not possible, the project, which operates in Dundee and across the greater Tayside and Fi

More than half of Scotland’s landlords are considering removing properties from the market, new research has found.  According to a December 2024 survey by the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), 53% of landlords are now considering reducing the size of their portfolios. 

Muirhouse Housing Association delivered a Christmas cracker filled with family fun to kick off the festive season