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Homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland is making a concerted effort to completely eliminate rough sleeping in Edinburgh, by providing bikes to its volunteer support teams, so they can see more people in any given period of time. By the charity's own estimations, rough sleeping in the cap

Thousands of families are now receiving their first Scottish Child Payment. As of Sunday 28 February 52,000 applications had been approved.

Terra Firma Chambers is launching a spring webinars series with two events looking at the ways in which communities can now use the law to require the transfer of land and other property to them. There are an increasing number of community groups making applications under these provisions, which rai

A housing association is to begin work on opening the UK’s first LGBT+ affirming retirement community after securing a £5.7 million loan from the Mayor of London.

Work to improve housing in Govanhill is to continue with an additional £7.66 million of funding from the Scottish Government.

Two long-serving members of staff at Elderpark Housing have retired after amassing a remarkable total of 76 years’ service to the Association between them. Shirley McKnight and Terry Frew have retired after spending the vast majority of their working lives with Elderpark.

Wheatley Group is helping young people kick start their career by recruiting more apprentices in May. The group will be recruiting up to 15 school leavers to its award-winning Modern Apprenticeship programme – with more to follow later in the year.

The fund management business established by Places for People has completed the construction of the first two development sites in Scotland and acquired a further site in January.

An Isle of Bute native has played a major part in providing vital housing services to individuals in the community throughout the pandemic. Debbie Stewart spent 38 years at The Glenburn Hotel before switching career path to join Bield five-months-ago and is now responsible for running housing d

Plans have been drawn up for a new block of 35 flats on the site of a vacant warehouse in Partick.

Councillors have approved plans for 37 new homes to be built in the Aberdeenshire town of Oldmeldrum, with land to be set aside for 12 affordable homes as part of the application.

North Lanarkshire Council has approved its budget for 2021/22 with a focus on spending which helps residents and communities rebuild and recover from the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The council agreed to freeze council tax for residents in the next year, and reaffirmed its commitment

Perth & Kinross Council has announced that nearly £2 million will be spent upgrading smoke detectors in thousands of council homes across the area. The improvement scheme is to ensure safety devices meet with stricter Scottish Government legislation expected next year. The new standard wil

East Ayrshire Council has announced that it will be increasing rent prices by 1.15% meaning council tenants will pay £1.12 more per week.  Councillors voted for the rent increase at a full council meeting last Thursday. The council carried out a survey asking residents about the increase

East Lothian Council has announced that council tax will be frozen in the year ahead as it approved its budget for 2021/22. Further investment has been earmarked by the council for Education and Children’s Services – including additional support for learning – and Health and Social