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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed news that face-to-face social security assessments are to be suspended during the coronavirus outbreak and have called on the UK Government for the change to be made permanent.

A foodbank in Glasgow has urged people to stop panic buying amid concerns it may not be able to provide its service in the near future.

Another new council housing development is taking shape as North Lanarkshire Council marks its latest sod cutting at Dimsdale Road, Wishaw. Tony Mallaghan, housing development manager, NLC; Logan Boyle, site manager; Stephen Llewellyn, head of housing solutions, NLC; councillor Heather Brannan-McVey

Tenants have been moving into a new council housing project in Thornton in Fife.   Councillor Judy Hamilton with Ian and Caroline Watson

Berwickshire Housing Association’s tenant volunteers are lending their support to Berwickshire Swap’s Great Toy Rescue events. Berwickshire Swap have organised Great Toy Rescue events at Duns and Eyemouth

The Scottish Parliament has announced it will suspend public engagement activities as it prioritises supporting parliamentary business and responding to the coronavirus.

Property developer Wemyss Properties has scored a hat trick in the shortlisting for this year’s Scottish Home Awards.

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has been suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s tightened restrictions on social distancing, and the advice for the over-70s to self-isolate until further notice, meant the continuation of the inquiry became impos

The Scottish Government is “actively considering” measures to prevent tenants from being evicted because of financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, housing minister Kevin Stewart has confirmed. Responding to a petition calling for protections for renters by tenants&rs

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has provided the following update on the COVID-19 outbreak.

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.

After reading articles from Martin Armstrong and David Bookbinder about the relative merits of large and small housing associations, Mark McLintock from MainStreet Consulting carried out some analysis and details his findings. MainStreet has worked with some big housing associations and some sm

Members of Scotland’s new team to tackle homelessness and its causes updated the minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, last week on their work so far, signalling the beginning of the end for traditional responses to homelessness in Scotland. Titled All In For

Edinburgh councillors are expected to approve plans to build 250 new homes in the west of the city this week.

East Renfrewshire Council has marked one year since its Homeseeker initiative was introduced, changing the way council housing was allocated and giving those waiting for housing more choice.