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(from left) Lindsey Jefferson, property services manager; Paul Wheelhouse MSP; Ryan Cockburn, apprentice electrician; Rachel Hunter, business & administration apprentice; Craig Matear, IT assistant (& former apprentice); Harris Campbell, apprentice roofer; Steven Drummond, apprentice joiner;

(from left) Back Row – Angela Linton, chief executive of the Hillcrest Group of Companies, Lynn Cunningham, director of Craigowl Communities, Beth Bate, director of DCA, Jeannette Ginslov, exhibition facilitator. Front Row - Steven Ogg, Sheila Gorrie, Diane Dempsey and Gail Fraser (Craigowl Future

Justine Tomlinson Tenants of supported accommodation will not be subject to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap on housing benefit until April 2017 after the UK government introduced a year-long exception.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP has repeated calls for an independent investigation into allegations over the way asylum seekers are treated and housed in Glasgow. Mr Rennie was speaking following reports that asylum seekers have been locked out of their homes in a breach of evict

North Lanarkshire Council has unveiled plans to invest £250 million in housing over the next five years. The investment, announced as part of the local authority’s budget agreement, will also see an expansion of the new house building programme.

Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish Government’s plans for the future of local taxation are to be unveiled by first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

John Swinney The Scottish Government has recommended that the Scottish Parliament consents to the Scotland Bill.

Dundee City Council, Hillcrest, Abertay and Caledonia housing associations have joined forces to launch of a new housing allocation policy for Dundee. The Common Housing Register will offer improved access and choice for people who want to rent houses form social landlords in the city.

Atrium Homes has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Gold Accreditation in recognition for its commitment to employees and solid foundation of good practice. The achievement puts the Kilmarnock registered social landlord in the top seven per cent of all IIP Accredited clients.

Trust Housing Association is holding an open day on Wednesday 9th March 2016 to showcase its housing development at Victoria Court in Ayr. The properties are available to those over the age of 50.

Mya, Josh, Charley, Ellie, Charlie-Anne, Sarina & Dakota of Newhouse Road with Ivor Goodsite from Keepmoat Ivor Goodsite was the special guest in attendance at the Newhouse Road Family Fun Day in Perth last month marking the official start of Caledonia Housing Association’s regeneration of the

Alex Neil A new delivery agency will be set up to administer social security payments worth £2.7 billion when they are devolved to Scotland, social justice secretary Alex Neil announced today.

CIH Scotland has today launched an Agenda for Change, outlining a series of recommendations to improve Scotland’s housing system across five key policy areas. Launched at CIH Scotland’s Annual Conference in Edinburgh in anticipation of the forthcoming Scottish Parliament elections in May of this

Fergus Ewing A major programme to make public sector buildings more energy efficient gets underway today.

West Lothian Council will spend over £109 million over the next two years improving and increasing its council housing stock. Approved at a meeting of the council executive last week, the investment will see over £76m spent on building new council houses.