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Edinburgh’s Family and Household Support Service has prevented at least 350 households from becoming homeless, a council report has revealed. At a meeting of the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee this week, councillors heard how the service is providing a citywide approach to &lsqu

The local economy in Dumfries and Galloway has been boosted by more than £40 million thanks to a massive investment programme by Wheatley Homes South, a new report has revealed.

A residential development for up to 24 affordable homes in Plean has been approved, subject to conditions, by the Planning and Regulation Panel of Stirling Council. To be constructed by Carmichael Homes, the proposed development on land south of Plean Parish Church comprises two, three and four-bedr

Scottish charity Lar Housing Trust has been granted planning permission to develop a historic former naval barracks into new homes.

A new Community Development Conference which aims to inform, inspire, and support the community groups of Angus who have aspirations to deliver community-led projects will take place this month  This free event is a celebration of a successful Community Development Programme of Support. Co

Councillors on Fife Council's Levenmouth Area Committee have agreed to support three worthwhile projects using cash from the area’s Local Community Planning (LCPB) Anti-Poverty fund.

Construction of more than 100 new homes at South Stirling Gateway is set to begin after detailed planning permission was granted by Stirling Council’s Planning and Regulation Panel.

A pioneering initiative using storytelling to encourage people to open up about their own experiences of living with dementia has been launched by Age Scotland’s dementia policy forum, About Dementia. The new Storytelling Resource is aimed at people who run groups and organisations working wit

A Scottish programme that aims to end destitution and homelessness caused by the UK Government's immigration policy has supported more than 1,200 in its first year, with calls for the partnership to receive the full weight of scaling up support from the Scottish Government. In a new report published

Scotland Excel has formed a ‘Net Zero Strategy delivery team’ with representation from across the organisation to lead on implementing its first ever Net Zero strategy.

A funding boost of nearly £1 million of revenue investment is set to benefit rural areas across Highland. The Highland Strategic Local Action Group who met during September, considered, and agreed funding for revenue projects submitted to the first round of the 2023/24 Community Regeneration F

More than 22,000 council homes in Aberdeen are currently being reviewed for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) – a lightweight building material used between the 1950s and 1990s. Although Aberdeen City Council is not expected to have many homes built with RAAC, the c

A successful redesign of Inverclyde’s homelessness service has been nominated for six national housing awards. The change programme came into force in October 2022 and quickly developed a focus on early intervention and prevention.

Cairn Housing Group has confirmed that their long-serving chief executive, Jason MacGilp, will be stepping down in the new year. The group, which includes Cairn, Ancho and Pentland Community Enterprises, is a registered social landlord group and charity and manages 4,500 affordable homes, in communi

A community has come together to create a neighbourhood “sensory garden” in Castlemilk which includes a tribute to a well-known housing campaigner in the form of a bench created in his memory.