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Assessments for disability support will be carried out by Social Security Scotland, fully supported by public sector healthcare professionals, the Scottish Government has announced. The move, which ensures there is no private sector involvement in the process, is also set to provide people with grea

David Orr In the latest in a series of blogs looking back at his time as chief executive of the National Housing Federation, David Orr writes why he thinks some people say housing associations have lost their social purpose (and why it’s simply not true).

A rapid rehousing transition plan to end rough sleeping by transforming the use of temporary accommodation was discussed by Moray Council this week. The Press & Journal has reported that council officers are drawing up a draft proposal that will see people who declare themselves homeless given a

©Lorne Gill/Scottish Natural Heritage The search is on for 10 projects that help nature bloom in the most disadvantaged areas of Scotland’s towns and cities as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) unveils a further £8 million in funding for its Green Infrastructure Fund.

The City Building apprentices with Cllr Greg Hepburn City Building has enhanced its reputation as one of the largest employers of young people in Scotland by offering permanent jobs to 97% of their graduating fourth-year apprentices.

Simon Cocker, corporate partnerships and legacies manager at Age Scotland; Stacey Kitzinger, events and community fundraiser at Age Scotland; Alec Cassidy, finance director at Ross and Liddell; and Irene Devenny, managing director at Ross and Liddell Property management company Ross and Liddell is p

Ashley Campbell CIH Scotland has welcomed a review of fire safety standards and the need to ensure that recent incidents in Edinburgh, leading to the death of a school pupil, and the Grenfell fire are not repeated.

Social enterprise Scarf and Aberdeen City Council have announced a scheme funded by the Scottish Government offering a raft of free insulation measures to homes across the city. Warmer Homes Aberdeen is managed and delivered in partnership between Scarf and the local authority and offers free loft,

A heat metering and billing framework for use by local authorities and housing associations that is designed to help grow the heat network market and ensure customer protection has been created by Fife Council. The framework gives local authorities and housing associations access to three suppliers

Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing firm CCG (Scotland) Ltd is currently on site at a new housing development in Paisley town centre. The project at Wellmeadow Street is being delivered on behalf of Sanctuary Homes and consists of 39 homes including apartments and two-storey houses up to th

David Orr In one of a series of blogs looking back at his time as National Housing Federation chief executive, David Orr examines how remarkably resilient and adaptable housing associations are in the face of great change.

Memory book contributor Alex Wilson (left) with his friends in West Bowling Green Road in the 50sPhotograph courtesy of Alex Wilson Over 60s at a Bield retirement housing development have taken a step back into the past and shared their memories from the 1950s for a locally produced memory book.

Riccardo Giovanacci A Scottish letting company is warning landlords of the limited time scale for their letting agent to apply for letting agent registration and calling for guarantees that regulation in the letting market is adequately policed to crackdown on unlawful letting agents.

A planning application has been lodged with Glasgow City Council for a housing development on the site of a former school in Drumchapel. Cruden Estates want to build 48 properties on land at Katewell Avenue, where Cleddans Primary School used to stand.

The Scottish Government is on track to meet its target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes over the duration of this Parliament, according to statistics in two newly published reports. Figures in the Housing Statistics Annual Key Trends report show an increase of 745 homes (4%) across all sectors,