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Social security spending is to increase to more than £5.1 billion per year through the 2023-24 Budget, supporting around a million people and helping to drive progress towards Scotland’s long term aim of eradicating child poverty, the Scottish Government has revealed. The centrepiece of

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has welcomed the findings of independent research on its communications with stakeholders. The research findings show that stakeholders generally find the range of communication methods SHR uses useful. Almost all (99%) said its publications, and website (96%) we

The Highland Council Housing and Property team and Tesco Dingwall have joined forces for the sixth year running to kindly help Santa deliver Christmas gifts to children currently living in homeless accommodation in the Ross-Shire area.

Fife Council has joined forces with community partners, groups and organisations to create a number of Warm Spaces, across Fife, where anyone can go to heat up, have a cup of tea and enjoy a little company. Warm Spaces are places that people can go, free of charge, to get a little respite from the c

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership is calling for nominations for the 12th Scottish Empty Homes Awards, which will include a new award that recognises the increasing use of empty homes and buildings to create social and affordable housing.

The City of Edinburgh Council and national homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust are operating a Welcome Centre this winter to provide accommodation of last resort, tailored support and positive move on options for people who would otherwise be sleeping on the streets. Since opening in Octobe

Stirling Council has agreed the key priorities to be delivered within the five years of its term (2022-2027).

Pauline Hollinsworth is to leave her position as director of property services at Yorkhill Housing Association after 43 years of service at the landlord. Pauline has spent her entire career with Yorkhill Housing Association. Starting off in admin in 1980, she has worked her way through housing

The cost-of-living crisis and unsettled market conditions have led Stewart Milne Group to pause its efforts to seek its housebuilding business, despite a number of “fruitful discussions” with potential bidders.

Practical completion has been achieved for Glasgow’s largest Passivhaus-certified housing development at Springfield Cross.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and CIH have criticised the Scottish Government for reducing its funding for the Affordable Supply Programme as part of its 2023-24 Scottish Budget yesterday.

Councillors in Edinburgh have approved the appointment of two chief officer roles into the council’s senior leadership team. Dr Deborah Smart will join as executive director of corporate services and Derek McGowan as service director housing and homelessness.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has now started on the first of 134 new homes at its new Farrier Fields development in Edinburgh.

Investors in People has awarded Wellhouse Housing Association with a silver accreditation. IIP said the award means that the right principles are in place but more than that, it means people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in t

A major landmark at one of the UK’s most sustainable new housing developments has been reached with the ‘topping out’ of Rowanbank Gardens in Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Structural building work on the final phase of Artisan Real Estate’s 126-apartment development has now been c