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Jeremy Hewer The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has accused the Social Security (Scotland) Bill of saying little about the powers the Scottish Government could exercise that would assist tenants who need help to sustain their tenancy.

Bob Doris and Maryhill resident George More than 5,000 households have saved an average of more than £400 on their energy bills in the last year thanks to the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.

CVHA chairperson Campbell Boyd (3rd right) is joined by other staff members and minister for local government and housing, Kevin Stewart MSP (2nd right). Also present was Gail Galbraith, McTaggart Construction (3rd left), Linda Fabiani MSP (far left), and South Lanarkshire Council’s director of ho

Lorain celebrates her success Maryhill Housing vice chair Lorain Mackinnon has been honoured in this year’s Mary Barbour Award event.

David Orr If there is to be any good coming from the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, it’s that politicians, policy makers and public alike agree that we need a clear affordable housing offer for everyone, writes David Orr.

Image provided courtesy of Galson Estate Trust Shaz Morton and Andrew Prendergast from think tank and advocacy group Common Weal describe the key aspects of community-led housing and look at two initiatives in the Highlands & Islands that are putting the principles into practise.

Douglas Spowart, relationship director, social housing & commercial real estate, Bank of Scotland and Margaret Turner, chairperson of Forth Housing Association Forth Housing Association (FHA) has announced a £13 million, three-year plan to build 130 new homes, with support from the Scottish Gov

The history of social housing in Britain is being revealed in a new ten-part series by Radio 4. Broadcast every weekday over this week and next, Streets Apart: A History of Social Housing sees academic and cultural commentator Lynsey Hanley examine the idea of Victorian-era model villages and explor

An Edinburgh charity has received support from the Big Lottery Fund to run a series of creative writing and performance workshops for people in the city with experience of homelessness. Set up in 2013, Raised Voices believes that through providing a platform where people can create, collaborate and

Scotland's Homeless World Cup players Steven Kelly and Colleen McCudden from Glasgow with Sir Alex Ferguson Scotland’s men’s and women’s squads have received words of encouragement from the most successful Scottish football manager in history ahead of the Homeless World Cup in Oslo.

The Board of Arklet Housing Association has decided to seek a formal partnership with another housing association after a strategic options review concluded it is the best way forward for its tenants. Arklet is in high engagement with the Scottish Housing Regulator due to serious weaknesses in its g

Kenny McLean More than £350 million is to be invested into Glasgow to fund thousands of affordable homes over the next four years.

The Scottish Government has given its approval to plans for new homes in Clydebank after meeting with West Dunbartonshire Council over the plans. The proposals will see 40 new units completed in Singer Street by early 2018 with another 345 targeted for build in the next five years.

How the overall King's Stables Road development will look Plans for a mixed-use development on a vacant site in Edinburgh’s Old Town have been revised to include new affordable homes instead of an arts quarter.

A prominent ng homes regeneration initiative involving young people in North Glasgow has been profiled on a leading regeneration forum. The Your Choice, Young Voice project put decision making power into the hands of 37 local young people from Springburn Academy and various youth groups, as they dre