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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

The Deputy First Minister yesterday switched on an innovative new District Heating Network in the east end of Glasgow. The system is part of a multi-million-pound investment by Clyde Gateway which is reducing energy costs and helping the transition to net zero.

Moray Council has published a long-term expansion plan for Mosstodloch which includes proposals for up to 500 houses.

Almost a quarter of Scottish households with prepayment meters have not redeemed all of their energy rebate vouchers, increasing to one in three in Edinburgh and Glasgow. More than 1.1 million vouchers were issued in Scotland under the UK Government’s energy bill support scheme between October

Stirling Council has committed additional resources to keep council housing developments well-maintained and appealing for residents.

Emergency measures to protect tenants during the cost of living crisis, including the private rent cap and additional eviction protections, will be extended for a final six months if approved by Parliament. In an answer to a question in Holyrood this week, tenants’ rights minister Patrick Harv

Argyll and Bute Council has declared a housing emergency in the region.

Tenants of Copperworks Housing Association have backed the proposed transfer to Spire View Housing Association with 93.1% voting in favour of the plan.

A group of young people met with local councillors and senior staff from Hillcrest Homes to celebrate a community art project at Dundonald Street, Dundee.

New data from TSB shows that in Scotland, first-time buyers paid less for a deposit in Q1 than the last three months of 2022.