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The UK Parliament’s work and pensions committee is today launching a new inquiry into the process by which people claiming existing benefits move onto Universal Credit if they have a change in their circumstances. Now that Universal Credit has been rolled out to every Jobcentre in the country,

The Kingdom Group last year awarded in excess of £10,000 to over thirty charities and community events in Fife and Perthshire. The grants were made from the both the Association’s Common (Charitable) Fund and its Community Initiatives Fund and were made to assist communities in

Councillors in Dundee will be asked to approve a council rent increase of 3.75% following a tenant consultation which generated a record number of participants. Following an extensive eight week consultation 69% of the 2,282 tenants who took part opted for the lowest of three options for an annual i

Sanctuary Group has appointed Ed Lunt as its new group finance director. Ed, who is a Chartered Accountant, joins from Warwick-based Alliance Medical Limited, where he is currently the UK finance director.

The free procurement support programme funded by the Scottish Government has so far helped more than 40 associations to improve how they procure with a further 30 in the pipeline. There are still some places available on the programme but time is running out for associations to take part as it finis

Bield is encouraging members of the West Calder community to spread their wings by helping older people in their area. The housing and care provider is looking for friendly individuals to join the team at Stewart Court as social activities volunteers.

A public consultation is to be held into plans for 500 new homes and a primary school in an Aberdeenshire village. At least 25% of the properties would be classed as affordable, amounting to 125 homes, with shops, businesses, playing fields and other leisure facilities also proposed on land previous

Transforming vacant shops into flats is among a number of measures which could revitalise Scotland’s high streets, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Following FSB campaigning, the Scottish Government has pledged £50 million for high streets in its draft budget, which

The number of people who own a second home in Scotland has dropped by almost 50% in the last six years, new figures show. The data shows that that the total number of properties officially listed as second homes has dropped from a peak of more than 40,000 in 2012 to under 25,000 in 2018.

Eildon Housing Association has welcomed planning approval for two Borders developments which will provide more than 90 new affordable homes. Working with Edinburgh-based Hart Builders, the Association will deliver 63 affordable homes in a second phase of development at Newtown St Boswells and at Hud

Kendoon Housing Association director Neil Anderson is to retire after almost 25 years in the post. Neil, who was appointed director of the Association in February 1994, will retire at the end of January – just one month short of the 25 year milestone.

Representatives from Link, Argyll and Bute Council and West Highland Housing Association (WWHA) welcomed the minister for local government and housing for Scotland, Kevin Stewart, to a sod cutting event at Link’s Dunbeg development in Oban this week. The event marked the start of construction

An SNP MP has urged the UK Government to accept amendments to its Domestic Abuse Bill to tackle the increased risk of financial abuse under the current Universal Credit system. Dr Philippa Whitford MP, who has led the campaign to introduce separate payments as the default for Universal Credit, said

Building group CCG has announced David Wylie as the new managing director in charge of its construction division CCG (Scotland) Ltd. David has been with CCG for almost 20 years since leaving university with a degree in business studies. He joined the company as a trainee quantity surveyor befor

A plan to boost economic growth within Scotland’s cities through an increase in city-living is benefitting from a surge in build-to-rent led developments, with Glasgow now in the top five cities outside London for the number of homes in planning, under construction and complete. Research publi