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Graeme Brown The Scottish Government's target of 50,000 affordable homes is within reach over the period of this parliament, according to a first-of-its-kind independent report.

Cllrs Barrie and Cameron onsite with Calum Murray of CCG Work has begun on 75 new homes for mid-market and social rent at Greendykes in Craigmillar.

Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) is on course to create 500 homes in Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020 and a total of 846 homes over the next five years thanks to an investment of £110 million.

More than one in four older Scots with health conditions are struggling to pay their fuel bills, according to new research by Age Scotland. Six in 10 people aged 55 and older are concerned about rising fuel bills, according to the study released to coincide with Fuel Poverty Awareness Day today.

The Scottish Government's Social Security Bill has been strengthened by a round of amendments at committee level. Amendments brought forward by Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman allow for people to receive short-term assistance payments while redeterminations or appeals are undertaken.

Work to restore and transform the last remaining example of Gorbals tenemental architecture into flats and community facilities has begun.

Stirling Council has approved a 3% rise in Council Tax as part of a budget package it says will safeguard vital services and invest almost £26 million of capital programme resources in enhancing the area. Councillors met yesterday to decide the revenue and capital financial plan for the year ahead

Aberdeen City Council could take high rise residents to court if they continue to block access to council workers to make fire safety improvements, the Aberdeen Evening Express reports.

Perth councillors have approved plans for 50 new affordable homes for sale on a 10-acre plot near the southern edge of the city, the Evening Telegraph reports. A&J Stephen won outline planning consent for the development five years ago and has now received approval from Perth & Kinross Counc

Cairn Housing Association have celebrated their recognition as one of the 50 best not-for-profit employers in the UK. The association, which manages over 3,500 homes across Scotland, was ranked 42 by Best Companies at an award ceremony in London.

Nancy Burtwhistle Housing Options Scotland will host Nancy Birtwhistle, winner of season five of the BBC's Great British Bake Off, at a luxurious afternoon tea in May.

Edith Young Edith Young, a long-serving member of the Board at Shire Housing Association, has died suddenly.

Residents in North West Glasgow went east for the evening as they came together to celebrate Chinese New Year.

The Highland Council has agreed to use City-Region Deal funding to part fund new mid-market housing projects throughout the Highlands. The affordable housing projects will be developed by Albyn Housing Society and Highland Housing Alliance in Ullapool, Fort William, Alness, Inverness, Aviemore, Gran

Dawn Muspratt, founding chief executive, Our Power and Clyde Valley Housing Association resident Sheena Macvicar Edinburgh-based not for profit energy provider Our Power has stepped up its fight against fuel poverty with the launch of a new ethical energy tariff.