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Glasgow City Mission has called for hotel rooms to be used to house Scotland’s rough sleepers as the charity began an early phased closure of its Winter Night Shelter.

A coalition of anti-poverty charities is today calling for a significant boost to the Scottish Welfare Fund to protect people in poverty.

A petition calling on the Scottish Government to take emergency measures to protect tenants from coronavirus has attracted thousands of signatures.

Bob Doris MSP and the Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau have written to the UK energy trade association to urge companies to do all they can to support struggling customers. The MSP for Maryhill and Springburn wants energy suppliers to ensure “a humane and consistent approach” fo

Local authorities in England are to be given access to £3.2 million of emergency funding to help rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping, to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Welsh Government is introducing a temporary three month interest repayment holiday for interest bearing Help to Buy Wales customers who may suffer financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement means customers who might be affected by coronavirus, who subsequently s

A planning application has been submitted for 30 houses and cottage flats for the Arden area of Glasgow.

Eildon Housing Association is celebrating after it was shortlisted in two categories in the Scottish Home Awards 2020. The Association’s Station Court development in Peebles has been nominated for the Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Small, Social Rent) while Eildon is also in the r

Councillor Judy Hamilton, convener of Fife Council's community and housing services committee, marked the start of construction of nine new council houses in Leslie by performing the sod-cutting ceremony. Ryan Scott, (Robertson site manager), Shaun Henry, Fife Council, Councillor

Bus enthusiast Daniel Aberdein was left delighted when National Express Xplore Dundee named one of its buses after him. The special dedication was unveiled last week when Mr Aberdein visited the Xplore Dundee bus depot where he was treated to an exclusive guided tour of the facility.

Aberdeenshire Council is preparing its public consultation as part of an eight-week consultation on its Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 (LDP). The authority formally agreed its Proposed LDP earlier this month and will submit its proposals to Scottish Ministers for examination later this year, f

Persimmon Homes North Scotland has successfully secured the land for a £9.3 million new development in at the 4.79-acre Kingspark School site in Dundee. The developer will build 62 new homes at the site.

The first trees have been planted at the new Pennywell Nature Garden – with local school kids getting involved in the project. Pupils from Pirniehall Primary School were joined by members of the Pennywell community as planting got underway in time for spring.

Glasgow City Council is identifying furnished flats to reduce the risk of COVID-19 to vulnerable homeless people.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart details his meeting with public health minister Joe FitzPatrick to discuss COVID-19 and how it will impact those who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Last week I was joined by public health minister Joe FitzPatrick at a meeting of the Homeless