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Graeme Brown A new online hub has been launched to help renters in Scotland’s private rented sector navigate their rights and responsibilities.

A “step-change” is needed in Scotland’s approach to its credit industry to break the cycle of financial exclusion experienced by many of the country’s most deprived citizens, according to a new report. The Carnegie UK Trust’s Affordable Credit Working Group said access to credit in Scotlan

Two of Scotland's cities have been named among the fastest-declining places in the UK by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). A JRF report, titled ‘Uneven growth: tackling city decline’, considered a range of long-term economic factors including population change, unemployment rates, job creati

A campaign to cut the cost of electricity and gas in Scotland using people power is being launched today. One Big Switch has launched the Big Energy Switch in Scotland in response to the current energy affordability crisis gripping Scotland in which one in three Scottish households is suffering from

Renewables has come out top of a new poll that asked people in Scotland which energy source the next Scottish Government should prioritise. As Scotland heads to the polls on May 5, the YouGov survey asked more than 1,000 respondents whether the next government should prioritise the continued develop

The two birthday residents on either side of Janice McDonald from Hanover Hanover Scotland Housing Association organised a special party yesterday for two of its residents who will celebrate their 18thand 23rd birthdays despite being 72 and 92 years old.

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Alex Neil meets apprentices at the Kilsyth development A new £50 million infrastructure fund which aims to speed up the construction of thousands of new affordable and private homes has been unveiled by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government has announced a new £25 million fund to help bring an estimated 500 new affordable homes specifically to rural areas. The Rural Housing Fund aims to increase the supply of long term affordable housing in rural areas over the next three years, by assisting the building of new

Stirling Council renewed its commitment to building new homes in 2016/17 at its budget meeting last week. The local authority will be investing over £9 million this year, as part of a programme of new house building which began in 2010/11 and will provide 210 new houses in the area.

Alex Neil The Scottish Government is to set out the key principles that will underpin its approach to welfare following the agreement of the fiscal framework.

Kingdom Housing Association Limited is delighted to announce the award of a contract to Automotive Leasing for the contract hire of 12 new vans for use by Kingdom’s Repairs and Maintenance team. The procurement process was supported by The Procurement Partnership Limited and Capita Asset Services

Lawyers representing people with disabilities and adult carers will go to the Supreme Court today for a 3-day hearing to argue that the ‘bedroom tax’ unjustifiably discriminates against disabled people. In two sets of cases travelling through the court system, the High Court accepted that the re

Margaret Burgess Minister for housing and welfare Margaret Burgess MSP will mark the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2016 (February 29–4 March) by launching a national challenge for housing apprentices.

Hillhead Housing Association’s welfare rights service has brought in more than £3 million since it was first set up in 2005. The service has dealt with almost 3000 cases, helping tenants claim additional benefits, appeal decisions, and check ongoing benefit entitlements.