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More than 200,000 low income households have received almost £98 million in grants through the Scottish Welfare Fund, according to official statistics. New figures show that since the scheme was set up in April 2013, £97.9 million worth of grants have been given to nearly 204,000 households in Sco

Trust Housing Association is holding an open day on Monday 8th August at its Darvel development in East Ayrshire. The Association provides a place to live independently and call home, with added peace of mind of onsite staff. The single and double bedroom properties are available to those over the a

A retirement housing development in Haddington is looking for a volunteer to provide valuable computing support for its tenants. Bield’s The Butts development is looking for a volunteer who will be involved in the popular ‘Silver Surfer’ project which helps tenants get to grips with modern tec

Queens Cross staff and chief executive Shona Stephen (back row, centre) celebrate the Association’s Investors in People Silver Award Queens Cross Housing Association has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Silver accreditation, following a rigorous assessment process that measur

Image courtesy of http://taxrebate.org.uk/ The Scottish Legal Aid Board has extended its funding to allow Almond Housing Association to continue to help tenants who struggle financially.

Members of the public are being invited to buy shares in a project which will see a remote Highland community generate their own hydro energy. The community-owned group BroomPower is aiming to raise £900,000 to fund the development near the Corrieshalloch gorge, near Ullapool, which will generate u

Annie Mauger Housing professionals in Scotland fear the UK’s recent Brexit vote could put the Scottish Government’s affordable housing targets out of reach, a new survey by CIH Scotland has revealed.

Moody’s has downgraded its credit rating for Places for People (PfP) citing concerns over the “varied risks” involved with the landlord’s increasing expansion into non social housing businesses. The ratings agency said the switch from A2 to A3 “reflects the continued diversification of Pla

Bill McAleece Melville Housing Association is sad to announce that one of its longest serving board members Bill McAleece passed away on Wednesday 29 June 2016.

How the new homes will look once completed The first council homes to be built in Aberdeen in a decade are taking shape with roofs now fitted on the properties.

Scotland’s Housing Network has introduced a brand new Value for Money benchmarking model, in response to demand from its members. The new service is free for existing members and interest in this new service has surpassed expectations in Scotland’s Housing Network’s first year.

Cassiltoun Housing Association has been recognised at the inaugural Horticulture Week Custodian Awards for its Castlemilk Park project in Glasgow. The woods of Castlemilk Park were once part of the landscape of the now demolished Castlemilk House. They are in one of Scotland’s most deprived region

Attendees at a ProductForge Hackathon A gathering of computer coders, designers and housing professionals is set to create new digital solutions to some of Scotland’s most pressing housing issues.

Volunteer Iain Beaton with one of the largest prints donated to Shelter Staff and volunteers at an Inverness charity shop were left stunned after an art haul worth an estimated £2000 was gifted by a local care home.

Aberdeenshire housebuilder Bancon Group has secured a £25.5 million banking facility with Santander which will allow the firm to overcome the “depressed” north east marketplace. The move to extend its relationship with its existing lender has been seen as a vote of confidence in the region whic