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A commitment to a ‘cash-first’ approach to tackling food insecurity is at the heart of a new plan to reduce the need for people to turn to food banks. The plan, which is the first of its kind in the UK and is underpinned by human rights, sets out nine actions which will be taken over the

Demand for food bank advice across the Citizens Advice network increase by 11% in the year to April 2023, new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed.

A West Lothian village has come together to celebrate the anniversaries of two eco-friendly local groups that sit at the very heart of the community.

A total of £0.2m Inverness Common Good Funding will be used to help people most at need to heat their homes this winter in the Inverness area. Members of the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed to provide a Winter Discretionary Payments Scheme for eligible peo

As a sector that has always taken pride in providing modern comfortable housing, whilst helping tackle poverty and inequality, the social housing sector must also now consider how it approaches digital poverty. According to the Good Things Foundation having poor digital skills can affect health outc

Ahead of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations’ (SFHA) annual conference, a survey has revealed a vast majority of its members provide tenants with financial support and advice. As the membership body launches its Housing at Scotland’s Heart campaign in Glasgow today, SFHA has

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has appointed renowned expert Lesley Anderson as its permanent head. Ms Andertson will drive the development of the procurement body, which has £1.1 billion of contracts under management and is also delivering a benefits scheme worth millions o

A developer is hoping it is third time lucky with its new attempt to secure planning permission for a block of flats in Finnieston. HJV Consultants wants to build a block with 14 flats and two ground floor commercial units at 1017 Argyle Street, opposite Kent Road.

Responses are already being received which will help lay the groundwork for the next Local Development Plan (LDP) for East Dunbartonshire.

Volunteer Week 2023 has been marked this year by Cassiltoun Housing Association.

Six hundred and seventy five reheatable meals have been delivered to low income households as part of a joint initiative between Midlothian Council and the British Red Cross.

Third sector organisations are to be paid a fee for helping provide supporting information for people applying for Child Disability Payment or Adult Disability Payment, the Scottish Government has announced. The £33.50 fee will be paid when they are asked by Social Security Scotland to complet

A care home that was fined £100,000 after being found criminally responsible for the death of a resident from hypothermia after she became locked out of the building has lost an appeal against its sentence.

More than 18 months since we last spoke about environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting (ep 2), Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black reconvene with Link Group's finance director Nick Pollard to discuss how the parameters have changed during this time and how housing associations can benefit fro

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is encouraging people to transition more quickly into renewables by installing hybrid heat pumps for free. Grants of up to £7,500 are available from the Home Energy Scotland Scheme for eligible homeowners looking to replace their natural gas boilers with heat