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The data protection landscape for businesses and public authorities changed beyond recognition on 25 May 2018 when the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 came into force. It seems remarkable that nearly two and a half years has passed. At the time, no-one could have predicted that for the majority of

Child Disability Payment will be the next new benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government. In an update to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, cabinet secretary for social security Shirley-Anne Somerville said Social Security Scotland will start taking applications from summer 2021 as part of

Youth homelessness charity Rock Trust is exhibiting and auctioning artworks from renowned artists from across Scotland and beyond to raise funds for its frontline work with young people. Sharon Tingey, 'Illustration of a Raven'

A new structure for three Wheatley Group housing associations could pave the way for over £600 million to be invested in new and existing homes and the creation of hundreds of new jobs. Under the proposals, GHA and Cube Housing Association would come together as one tenant-led organisation in

Home Group in Scotland is back on-site creating new homes for affordable rent in South Gilmerton, Edinburgh.

Building work has begun on the final phase of a £75 million regeneration of Cumbernauld’s 12 tower blocks.

Cunninghame Housing Association has been announced as a finalist in the Employer Of The Year: Platinum (50-249) category at the Investors In People 2020 Awards. The Association entered the IIP Awards 2020 to raise awareness to its staff and voluntary board that its approach to developing all it

Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) has underlined its support of Glasgow City Council’s Homeless Services with the provision of additional properties to be used as temporary accommodation for homeless families. The organisation now has ten properties which can be used as temporary furnished

All In For Change brings together frontline workers and people with their own, personal experience of homelessness either currently or in the past putting lived experience at the heart of system change. For Co-Production Week 2020, Viki Fox, change lead with All In for Change, talks about co-product

A study into plans for new homes on greenbelt land to the north of Summerston has found that developing the land for housing would not be appropriate.

A new social housing charter has been launched in England which sets out reforms that aim to speed up the complaints procedure for residents and make landlords more accountable.

East Renfrewshire Council has become an accredited Living Wage employer. The council's Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the local authority receive the Living Wage rate of £9.50 per hour from April 2021. This rate is higher than the statutory minimum for over 25s of &po

New funding has been announced to provide around 1,400 care homes in Scotland with digital devices to connect those receiving care with their loved ones.

A housing association that refused to consent to the assignation of a social rented sector tenancy has failed in its appeal against the grant of decree ordering it to allow the tenant to assign the tenancy. 

Fairfield Housing Co-operative will now be known as Fairfield Housing Association after a change of its rules was registered by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).