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More than £90 million will be allocated to local authorities in 2024-25 to support eligible households at risk of hardship after the Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) scheme came under full Scottish Government control from 1 April 2024.

A new rent assistance fund to offer financial support to Aberdeen City Council tenants has been approved. Councillors from the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee welcomed the introduction of a £500k Rent Assistance Fund pilot funded from the 2024/25 Housing Revenue Account (H

A magician helped make isolation and loneliness disappear when he performed at a Soup and Blether event at Larkfield. The regular Soup and Blether events are held to unite communities, combat loneliness, give those in attendance life skills and boost their well-being. The latest took place at Larkfi

New powers enabling councils to charge up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes came into force this week.

Five new committee members have been elected to the management committee of Reidvale Housing Association following the resignation of previous members.

Families could save up to £200 on yearly energy bills with some helpful hints on how to bring costs down as the school spring break begins, according to charity Children 1st. Anxious parents facing higher energy costs over the school break have been encouraged to seek advice and support from C

Hundreds of thousands of people have missed a debt repayment in the past year, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests. The charity analysed polling from the research company YouGov which found that 8 per cent of people had missed a debt repayment at least once in the past year.

New measures have been proposed to simplify the planning process for zero and low carbon technologies that aim to help homeowners and businesses save money and reduce their emissions.

The second and final phase of Moda, The McEwan, a wellbeing-focused neighbourhood created by investor, developer and operator of rental communities Moda Group, marked its ‘topping out’ in Edinburgh last week. The second phase of construction of the neighbourhood will bring an additional

North Lanarkshire Council has postponed a decision on the awarding of a £1.8 billion contract after a controversy involving the sole bidder for the work. Mears CLP is the only company bidding for the contract, which was set to be awarded at a meeting on Thursday.

Bield Housing and Care is celebrating a triple award win for its progress in transitioning its homes towards digital telecare. The housing and care specialist received the Gold Level Two Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of its rollout of live digital telecare to 82% of

Housebuilder Cala Group (Holdings) Limited has released its full year results revealing a 33.6% drop in profits from £169 million in 2022, to £112m. The firm's turnover also dropped by 7.3% falling from £1.35 billion to £1.26bn, while the number of home completions also fell

Scottish Government spending on social security could deliver a £300 million boost to Scotland’s economy over the short term, according to new analysis. Figures published by chief economist Gary Gillespie also show that long-term investment in labour market and social security policies c

Susanne Miller has been appointed chief executive of Glasgow City Council. Susanne Miller, who is currently chief officer of Glasgow's Health and Social Care Partnership, will replace Annemarie O'Donnell, who announced earlier this year that she was stepping down from the biggest local government ro

Budgets for health and social care have been approved in East Renfrewshire, Dundee and Inverclyde.