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West Lothian Council has approved plans to reduce the priority level for Scottish Welfare Fund grants, which will mean more local people will be eligible. The council administers both Crisis and Community Care grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund, to support vulnerable West Lothian families. Crisis

New Propertymark student members will now be able to take advantage of hundreds of discounts from some of their favourite retailers as the qualification body announces the perk of National Union of Students (NUS) ‘TOTUM’ cards.   Once referred to as NUS extra, TOTUM+ has adapted and

The LEAF (Local Environmental Action Fund), which provides grants of up to £3,000 to support projects in local communities has reopened this week. Funding is available for projects that provide environmental improvements, support nature recovery, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support lo

Scottish charity Hillcrest Futures is proud to announce its appointment as the service provider for The Beacon, a new Community Wellbeing Centre that will open in Arbroath in Spring 2025. Developed in collaboration with Angus Health & Social Care Partnership (Angus HSCP), The Beacon will provide

University of Glasgow housing student Heather Robbins has received a prestigious award for her work making the case for an evidence strategy for the Scottish private rented sector. Heather, who is studying for an MSc in housing studies, was awarded the Malcolm Smith Memorial Award by the Chartered I

Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIO has been evaluated to be “excellent, where performance was sector leading with outstandingly high outcomes for people” in a recent Care Inspectorate report.

Glasgow Credit Union has announced a record £4.6 million return to its members following the approval of a 3% annual dividend at its Annual General Meeting (AGM). Almost 90% of the credit union’s profits for the year have been returned to members, marking it as its most successful year a

Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows across the country, has been launched and is now live and available for public use.

Hamilton-based firm Procast Group has started work transforming homes across East Renfrewshire as a part of a £725,000 project.

Members of Living Rent, Scotland’s tenants’ union, are demanding that the City of Edinburgh Council commit to spending more money of the tourist tax revenue on social housing. The levy, introduced in legislation by the Scottish Government giving the councils to charge visitors for overni

North Ayrshire Council has highlighted the impact of its work to provide new affordable homes after its cabinet approved its new five-year Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025-2030. The council and its Registered Social Landlord partners are delivering new homes throughout the area. Cou

Cala Homes (West) has submitted a planning application to Renfrewshire Council to create a new residential development at Burnfoot Road, Lochwinnoch.

Mac Mic Group and Persimmon Homes East Scotland have completed a land sale agreement for a site in Dennyloanhead, Falkirk. This significant milestone marks the next step in delivering new sustainable homes and local infrastructural improvements to the area.

Higher costs from new levies will add around £40 million in annual costs to Persimmon and add “billions” in expenses across the housebuilding sector, chief executive Dean Finch has warned. He claimed that the taxes would hurt the government’s ambitious target of building 1.5m

Sidey has been awarded a significant contract with North Lanarkshire Council for the design, manufacture, supply, and installation of replacement windows, doors, and screens across council-owned domestic properties. This transformative refurbishment programme, set to be delivered over the next two t