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The flagship family payment – Scottish Child Payment – has now doubled to £20 per week per child, with 104,000 children already benefiting from this increase. The payment, which is unique to Scotland, was designed to tackle child poverty head on. It is one of five family benefits t

Funding for a wide-ranging programme of activities to tackle poverty and inequalities across Aberdeenshire has been approved. Aberdeenshire Council’s Communities Committee heard an update on the work of the Tackling Poverty & Inequalities Strategic Partnership at its latest meeting.

Miller Homes has submitted plans for around 250 new homes in West Calder to West Lothian Council.

Engineering consultancy Will Rudd Davidson has been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council as consultant civil and structural engineers to oversee two housing projects in the capital and a survey of the condition of high-rise homes in the city.

National charity Ypeople has unveiled a new name, Right There, as it launches its new chapter to prevent more people from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. The charity was established in 1824 to support young men in Glasgow and later became part of the YMCA movement. Over the

Reduced or loss of income is cited by over 280,00 people as key driver for debt since the beginning of the pandemic, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Analysis by the charity of polling undertaken by YouGov found that 161,071 people cited reduce reduced income as a reaso

Tenants of Pentland Housing Association have now transferred to Cairn Housing Association.

Angus Council, working in partnership with Stagecoach and other local transport providers and with funding from the Scottish Government Winter Wellbeing Fund is offering everyone in Angus access to free bus travel during the 2nd week of the Easter school holidays from Saturday 9 April to Monday 18 A

Muirhouse Housing Association has appointed Susan Bell as its new chief executive. Ms Bell joined the association last year as Governance and Compliance Manager and has worked within the housing sector for over 20 years across all functions within a housing association with the last five years prima

Employability services to help those most at risk of long-term unemployment will receive up to £113 million of funding from the Scottish Government.  To deliver the ambitions set out in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation and the Child Poverty Delivery Plan, tailored service

Thenue Housing has announced funeral details for its much-loved former chair and board member Charlotte Levy. It will take place at Bridgeton St Francis-in-the-East Church of Scotland, 26 Queen Mary St, Glasgow G40 3BB at 12:30pm on Friday 8 April.

Allied Surveyors Scotland has appointed Mark Hall to head up the firm’s Perth office. Mr hall joins the company after 24 years at Shepherd Chartered Surveyors where he was an associate partner. He will take up his new post in Allied’s Charlotte Street office on Monday April 4th.

Cala Homes (West) has secured planning consent to create a vibrant new community in Fauldhead, Kirkintilloch, offering 228 private and affordable homes within a development that will enhance local biodiversity. East Dunbartonshire Council recommended the latest proposals for approval at planning com

Scotland’s national advice service, Advice Direct Scotland, has launched a week-long campaign to help Scots simplify their spending amid the growing cost-of-living crisis. Advice Direct Scotland’s financial awareness campaign will highlight useful tips for people struggling with debt, en

Some of Scotland’s highest-profile housing and planning organisations are calling for a pause on proposals to revamp the country’s infrastructure and town planning systems. Homes for Scotland, ALACHO, SFHA, and CIH are among the signatories to a letter calling for a draft document o