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A guide for Scotland’s 32 local authorities has been published today summarising more than 100 recommendations from the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group (HARSAG) after it was reconvened by the Scottish Government in response to the pandemic. The guide has been developed by Crisis a

New immigration rules targeting people sleeping rough will endanger lives, undermine progress in reducing homelessness and must be reconsidered, a collection of leading homelessness charities have warned in a message being sent to the UK Government. In a letter to home secretary Priti Patel and secr

Shelter Scotland’s lead solicitor Fiona McPhail gives her reaction to the outcome of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s inquiry into Glasgow City Council’s homelessness services. This week, the Scottish Housing Regulator published the report of its inquiry into Glasgow City Coun

Homeless Network Scotland has welcomed five new directors to its board to round off Trustees’ Week, which celebrates the commitment and dedication of charity trustees across the UK. The new appointments strengthen the board to 14.

Cunninghame Housing Association has hailed the efforts of its development and design teams after taking home a prize at the Scottish Home Awards 2020.

Linstone Housing has unveiled a new defibrillator to commemorate the life of a tenant who died in November 2018. Linstone and its local residents' association unveiled the new defibrillator at multi-storey flats Belmar and Ashbury Courts - close to where Robert Clement lived.

Children of all classes in Cadder Primary School took part in a Halloween pumpkin competition funded by Cadder Housing Association, with help from Cadder Action Group and Cadder Primary School.

The next Scottish Government should invest at least £1.3 billion over the next Parliament in making Scotland’s homes highly energy-efficient and zero carbon emissions from heat, according to the Existing Homes Alliance Scotland. Launching its Manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliame

UK social housing organisations representing 42% of the sector provided over £1,650,000 in financial assistance, provided almost 190,000 residents with advice and guidance, and made over 890,000 welfare calls between March and September 2020, a new report has shown. 

Urban Union has won two awards at this year's Scottish Home Awards for the high quality of its affordable housing and its contribution to local communities. 

The proposed one-year Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme for Sutherland 2021-22 has been welcomed by Highland Council members at yesterday's meeting of Sutherland County Committee. The programme for 2021-22 included engagement with Members, local maintenance officers, and tenants to ide

Repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland (HFS) has been paying its own unique respects to the fallen ahead of Remembrance Sunday this weekend.

An exciting programme of events has been announced for the 2021 Rural Housing Summit, bringing together experts and community organisations from across the UK, Ireland and beyond to look at the issues facing the sector in a week of online activity. The main five days of the summit will explore the t

An innovative way to better measure and demonstrate the value of planning and how it helps create sustainable and successful places has been published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Ofgem has launched an investigation into whether Scottish Power breached rules around obligations to install smart meters for domestic consumers in 2019. Under the government’s smart metering implementation programme, suppliers are required by their licences to take all reasonable steps to rol