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The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published updated advisory guidance for RSL governing bodies during COVID-19. The updates take into account changes introduced by recent legislation, including extended timescales for RSLs to hold virtual Annual General Meetings and Special General Meeti

Investment proposals that would see over 3,800 new affordable houses built in Fife before 2026 were discussed by Fife councillors yesterday. Fife Council's Strategic Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) will now be submitted to the Scottish Government in a bid for funding to help subsidise the total

A new £6.5 million development of affordable homes has been delivered in Govanhill.

Work is progressing on Clyde Valley Housing Association's (CVHA) conversion of a historic Airdrie church into new flats for social rent.

The in-house welfare rights team at West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has helped secure a £22k welfare benefits backdate for one of its tenants. On starting his new tenancy with WSHA, the welfare rights team initially provided Hamish McGregor support to apply for Universal

Sanctuary Homes’ transformation of Newfield Square in Glasgow has been named best regeneration development at the TIS National Excellence Awards.

Langstane Housing Association has outlined how it will make use of funding it has received through the Scottish Government’s Homelessness Prevention Fund. Administered by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), the £1.5 million fund to support projects that contribut

Cunninghame Housing Association's tenant scrutiny group has been named The Most Inspiring Scrutiny Group at this year's TIS National Excellence Awards.

An increase of rents in Scotland's private sector despite the pandemic is evidence that the country’s housing system is broken and that more social housing is needed, according to Shelter Scotland.

Glasgow housing associations are being invited to join the city's Housing First revolution which is providing homes for people with long term, complex issues.

Work is to begin on a major development to deliver South Lanarkshire’s new health and social care hub and 45 new council homes.

The Clyde Gateway regeneration programme will today break ground in Dalmarnock to install one of the country’s most innovative and sustainable heating systems – helping to reduce fuel poverty in the area following £2.1 million funding from SP Energy Networks’ Green Econo

Almost 6,000 people received a Funeral Support Payment from the Scottish Government in its first full year, according to new statistics. Since it started making payments last September, Social Security Scotland has paid out £8.7 million to people who have lost a loved one.

More than 23,000 iPads and Chromebooks are being distributed among digitally excluded low-income families and care leavers in Scotland, as part of the latest phase of the £43 million Connecting Scotland programme. As well as a new device, recipients also receive mobile data and help to use the

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has stepped in to protect the members of Faifley Credit Union Ltd, which ceased trading on November 23 and is now in default. All 95 members of the credit union, which is in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, will be compensated by FSCS within seven day