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A new report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) details the breadth and depth of the cost of living crisis, with soaring energy bills driving “frightening” demand for advice around food insecurity. The quarterly cost of living analysis of demand for advice found that in more than 1 in 1

Hub South East has introduced a new Tier 1B Construction Contractor Supply Chain for public sector bodies in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Scottish Borders. Following a robust selection process undertaken earlier in the year, which included public sector clients and Scottish Futures Trust representati

Glasgow-based urban regeneration specialist Kelvin Properties has had its application validated to redevelop a traditional 1890s school building, which will bring 49 new homes to the city’s West End. The building, which has lain vacant for a number of years, will be converted into 24 propertie

More rural homes and businesses will access faster broadband following a further £36 million expansion of the Reaching 100% (R100) contracts. The extension of existing contracts with delivery partner Openreach will see another 2,637 rural properties across Scotland able to access gigabit-capab

Twenty-four of Scotland's 32 local authority areas are now branching out Housing First with local partners in their area, with three more areas preparing to launch soon, the latest quarterly data for Housing First in Scotland has revealed. Data collected by the Scottish Government confirmed that an

A new report that sets out recommendations for how the Scottish Government and partner organisations can better support people to live well with dementia has been published. Established by the Scottish Government in 2021, the National Housing and Dementia Forum released its report Living well a

An official Open Day was held this week to celebrate Turning Point Scotland’s new Hera Grange housing in Dumfries, which provides care and support services to tenants enabling them to be part of the community. Hera Grange, which boasts 11 bungalows, a staff and resident activity hub as well as

David Wilson Homes is set to host a public consultation at Dyce Community Centre next week to allow residents to voice their opinions on plans to build up to 100 new homes on the site of the former Cordyce School in Dyce. While plans are still in the early stages, any feedback on the development cou

More than 72 per cent of Scots households will be pushed into fuel poverty by January 2023, according to a new report authored by academics. The University of York research predicts that, even with the £400 fuel rebate being offered by the UK Government, 58.5% of households will be plunged int

The Almond Housing Association squad has been assembled for the Business Fives event in Edinburgh today. The team has raised just short of £1,000 so far (at time of publication) for Cancer Research UK.

Govan Housing Association has excelled in a UK-wide drive to help young people get a flying start to their working lives. The much-praised Kickstart Scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions, giving young people six months of work with employers, has been a huge success.

Two new applications for housing developments have been proposed for Alyth in Perthshire, totalling more than 50 homes. The planning applications have been submitted for 34 houses on grazing land near Meethill Road and 20 homes on a field next to Losset Road.

Leeds City Council is leading a partnership of expert organisations in carrying out a feasibility study into the development of an innovative methodology for deploying domestic heat pumps at a high-density within urban communities. In 2021, approximately 85% of UK domestic heating was provided throu

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has revealed that its clients in central Scotland who become homeless are being asked to move hundreds of miles to the Highlands or the north of England as Scotland’s local authorities run out of options to help. Local authorities say that they

The number of houses built in Dundee last year was at its highest level for more than a decade according to new official figures.