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Thousands of families in Aberdeen are set to benefit from winter clothing payments totalling up to £100,000.

People across Scotland are being asked to consider if they could open their homes and unoccupied properties to displaced people from Ukraine as part of two new campaigns to find new hosts.

Fife Housing Group held its second money-saving event of the year to address the pressures people are feeling this winter with the cost of living crisis.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published a summary of the risks that it will focus on in its next annual risk assessment. The main areas the Regulator will focus on are homelessness, landlord performance in delivering services, quality of homes, tenant and resident safety, the development

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed a new council plan for the region, running from now until 2027. The set of strategic priorities gives direction that all services can work towards. It sets out the strategic approach to supporting Aberdeenshire communities and businesses to thrive, working with its p

East Lothian residents are £124,000 a year better off following an East Lothian Council campaign to encourage everyone to check they were claiming all the financial support they were entitled to. The month-long, targeted campaign was launched in response to the increased cost of living and aim

Following the recent inquest into the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale in December 2020, SHARE is offering free awareness training on the effects of damp and mould issues in properties as well as highlighting the actions required to mitigate these hazards. The inquest concluded w

Social landlords will be able to access loans to build more affordable housing as a multi-million-pound investment programme reopens to applications. Under the Charitable Bond programme, registered housing associations can access unsecured loans starting from £1 million on terms of up to 15 ye

Annabelle Ewing MSP visited the Fife village of Cardenden to see a newly completed development of 59 affordable homes being handed over to Kingdom Housing Association by Ogilvie Construction. The houses have been built in Balgonie Grove, on the former mining site behind Jamphlars Court, and offer a

The UK Government is to make £1 billion of funding available for an energy efficiency scheme to help households reduce their energy bills.

Scotland’s revised national planning framework (NPF4), currently undergoing a six-week parliamentary scrutiny period, still fails to adequately recognise the country’s housing crisis and will likely lead to a reduction in the number of homes delivered without significant intervention, Ho

Two childhood best friends who lived next door to each other growing up in Linlithgow have reunited by chance after losing touch 60 years ago. Irene Gresty lost touch with Janet Henderson when she moved from the area after her husband was deployed by the Navy.

Mark O’Donnell has been appointed as the new chief executive of Age Scotland and will take up his post with the national charity for older people in January 2023. With two decades of experience in the public and third sectors, including as chief executive of the Sight Scotland group, Mark O&rs

People experiencing homelessness in Scotland will have the ability to settle and access support wherever they choose under legislation coming into force tomorrow. As it stands, councils can ask people to demonstrate their connection to the area where they present as homeless. If they are unable to d

The Scottish Government has spent almost £18 million overturning hundreds of planning decisions by local authorities since 2017, according to new figures.