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The UK government has announced significant changes to Universal Credit including scrapping the seven day waiting period before a person can apply. In the Autumn Budget announcement yesterday Chancellor Philip Hammond responded to the increasing pressure from MPs, charities and the housing sector by

With the Chancellor yesterday announcing a raft of measures aimed at significantly increasing levels of home building and “reviving the British dream of home ownership”, Scotland’s home building industry vowed to continue to hold the Scottish Government to account to ensure those living north

An aerial view of East Renfrewshire A commitment to deliver almost 693 affordable homes across East Renfrewshire over the next five years has been approved by councillors.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart With just over a week before the introduction of a new private residential tenancy in Scotland, housing minister Kevin Stewart explains why the changes will benefit renters.

Developer Glencairn Properties has submitted a planning application for a new residential development on the site of a former Art Deco cinema building on Great Junction Street in Edinburgh’s Leith area. The proposal sets out plans to create a total of 36 residential properties comprising a mix of

Robertson Northern is starting work on a £3.6 million contract to build a selection of affordable homes in the Midmills area of Inverness. The contract, awarded by Highland Council, will see Robertson Northern build 31 new apartments at the former Inverness College site.

Staff from Govan Housing Association are off to London today after being shortlisted for the prestigious annual Investors In People Awards. Following a successful review of its Platinum status in the summer, Investors In People has nominated the Association as a candidate for the Best Platinum Emplo

Dr Graham Sharp, chair of the Accounts Commission West Lothian Council has maintained its strong performance but councillors need to play a more active role in the face of a £73.5 million funding gap, the Accounts Commission said today.

Housing Options Scotland (HOS) is to celebrate 20 years of offering housing advice to disabled people, older people and veterans with a commemorate lunch next week. Founded back in 1997, the Edinburgh-based organisation has grown from a small operation to a well-established charity helping an averag

Ambitious plans to put technology to work in care and healthcare were launched yesterday by Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership (DHSCP). The launch comes during Digital Health & Care Week and is one of a series of events around Scotland.

Image courtesy of the Rock Trust Kezia Dugdale, who is appearing on this year’s I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! series, is to donate her MSP salary to the Rock Trust, which supports young people at risk of or affected by homelessness in Scotland.

Housing convenor Evelyn Tweed (left) with cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance Stirling Council’s plans to develop over 700 new affordable homes over the coming five years have been highlighted to the Scottish Government.

(from left) George Webster, chief executive at Almond, Joanna van den Berg from Firefly Arts, Julie-Anne Waddell, business education teacher at West Lothian Council, and Carla Brown representing Forest Bank Community Centre Almond Housing Association has made a £2,000 donation to a community drama

Lintel Trust’s annual fundraising music event is back. This time celebrating the decades that style forgot. Look out your flares, platforms, neon brights and leg warmers in preparation to dance the night away to 70s and 80s music provided by some of Scottish housing's finest musical talent includi

Heating installation specialist Ecoliving, part of the Glasgow-based Turner Group, is making £3 million available to support social landlords in the fight against fuel poverty. The timing of the announcement coincides with the opening to applications of the second round of funding from the £150m W