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Kingdom Housing Association has welcomed the news that its pioneering homelessness project The Naumann Initiative has been shortlisted in the CIH Scotland Housing Awards. Appearing in the ‘Excellence in Delivering Homelessness Services’ category, the Naumann Initiative aims to break the

Wheatley Group has helped tenants claim back more than £5 million in benefits they were entitled to in the past six months. The group’s 24 welfare benefits advisors have helped more than 3600 tenants of Wheatley Homes Glasgow, Wheatley Homes East, Wheatley Homes South and Loretto Housing

Community projects across Dundee to help people keep warm this winter have already been allocated over £25,000 from a city fund.

Kirkwood Homes, in partnership with Balcarres Estate, will hold a consultation event in Collinsburgh Town Hall today to allow locals the chance to learn about its plans to build 50 new homes in the Fife town. The housebuilder has submitted a proposal of application notice to Fife Council for the dev

Home Group has appointed Nusheen Hussain and Paul Walker in two new executive director roles. The appointments are internal and ensure a smooth transition as the group gets underway on their new five-year strategy.

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust urgently need more volunteer hosts as part of their life-changing Nightstop project. Nightstop is a community hosting service that provides a safe place to stay for young people aged 16 to 25 who are at risk of homelessness. Hosts offer their spare room

Big Issue Invest is offering loans to charities and social enterprises which are struggling with rising energy costs. Business leaders around the country have warned of mass closures due to the energy bills crisis. Which is why Big Issue Invest stepped up to help.

The latest impacts on the Highland Council's Capital Programme are to be considered by councillors this week with a number of reports setting out the context of the ongoing financial crisis across the UK. A range of factors, including the pandemic, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and related impact

Two retired lollipop ladies have returned to the former school where they spent years getting kids safely across the road. Mary Livingstone (76) and Anne Harley (68) were back on patrol to see the former Drumoyne Primary in Govan turned into new homes for rent by Linthouse Housing Association.

Forth Housing Association has appointed Sharon Brady-Wardrope as its new interim director. Ms Brady-Wardrope has a background offering over 30 years multi-industry experience in the delivery and management of complex and demanding projects and services as well as organisational change and improvemen

Muir Homes has launched a community consultation on proposals to provide new high-quality homes at a vacant plot of land at Fulmar Way, close to Asda, in Dalgety Bay. The family-run Scottish housebuilder, with head offices in Fife, is seeking local community views on how the derelict land could be d

Previously rejected plans to build 48 new homes in Forres will now go ahead after the Scottish Government overruled councillors. St Machar Properties, formerly Redco Milne, submitted proposals to redevelop the former Tesco site at Caroline Street to Moray councillors in 2020, but they were rejected

Proposals for a specialised care and supported living development in north east Glasgow have been approved by planners. Voyage Care applied to build the facility at Findochty Street, opposite Findochty Place in Garthamlock.

South Lanarkshire Council has approved two major Hamilton housing developments with a total of more than 700 houses to be built across the two projects. The proposals were made separately by Barratt Homes and Cala Homes but considered together by the council. Both proposals were approved and will be

Public events will take place from this week as part of pre-planning consultations on proposals for 70 new homes in Dunfermline. Campion Homes is behind the affordable housing development which is set to be located on the site of a former council depot on Elgin Street, next to the Army Reserve base.