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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

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging people worried about the cost of living crisis to seek advice as energy bills soar for millions today. Today the energy price cap is set to increase by £693, with a further increase expected in the autumn.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords. This includes updated engagement plans for registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities and an update to the regulatory status for RSLs. The status describes whether a landlo

Heriot-Watt University has published the results of the first international initiative to end street homelessness which revealed Glasgow's success in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness living on the streets of the city. 

Age Scotland has highlighted the urgent need for action to tackle pensioner poverty as statistics from the Scottish Government revealed today that 11% of pensioners were in persistent poverty after housing costs between 2016 and 2020. The figure is unchanged from the previous period.

Teresa Bray, the chief executive of Scottish charity Changeworks, has announced that she intends to retire later this year. An accountant by trade, Ms Bray has dedicated her career to the third sector. From housing associations in London, to finance director at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Ass

Aberdeen City Council has agreed an annual budget of £150,000 for an innovative children and young people’s action plan to help tackle climate change. The funding allocation for a plan to be devised by a citywide Pupils’ Climate Change Working Group was agreed following an address

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) recently held a vigil for Ukraine at Dalrigh Gardens in Oban. The gardens, owned by ACHA, are utilised as a common public space at the entrance to Oban, and are a highly recognisable landmark in the town.

The Cadder area in north west Glasgow was treated to a spring clean this week, with community-based Cadder Housing Association staff and local residents joining forces for an area-wide litter pick.

Kingdom Housing Association has started construction on 30 affordable new homes for social rent at Balgove Road in Gauldry.