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A Glasgow City Council committee has learned about the continued fall in the amount of Vacant and Derelict Land (VDL) in the city and approved the acceptance of the 2022/23 Vacant and Derelict Land Fund (VDLF) award to the city from the Scottish Government. The committee also received an update on t

Glasgow's £55 milion-plus grant scheme for the city's third sector has been given the green light, with the fund now made easier for organisations to apply.

More than 4,500 primary school classes worth of homeless children are spending the summer holidays in temporary accommodation in England amid a national shortage of affordable housing, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Latest figures for England show there are 119,840 children livin

A West Lothian charity which improves the lives of children and families has received a £600 cash boost from West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP). The School Bank West Lothian is a volunteer-led group which provides essential items such as school uniforms, jackets, bags, footwear, PE kits a

The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to double in size having “achieved the impossible” for a second time in two years, following one of the most ambitious community fundraising campaigns ever seen.

Glasgow families struggling with rising living costs are to be offered additional support to purchase essential white goods through a new pilot programme delivered by charity-owned ethical lender, Fair for You.

Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will be updated quarterly, rather than every six months, as it warned that customers face a very challenging winter ahead. The regulator said that the change will go some way to provide the stability needed in the energy market, reducing the risk of furt

Govan Housing Association, in partnership with Glasgow City Council Housing and Regeneration, has completed work on previously uninhabitable flats in Ibrox, Glasgow.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA), in partnership with Mactaggart and Mickel Homes, has started construction of their latest affordable housing development in Greenan, South Ayrshire. The £5 million development, located in WSHA’s established community at Greenan Views, comprise

Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, visited two of North Ayrshire’s newest housing developments this week to see the difference being made to tenants’ lives through the council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan.

Work is officially underway on a large-scale affordable housing development in Bridgehousehill, Kilmarnock.

A significant number of students claim they are struggling to find accommodation in St Andrews, in what has been dubbed a homelessness crisis.

Age Scotland’s chief executive Brian Sloan has announced to the charity’s staff and board that he will step away from his role after 10 years of dedicated and successful leadership supporting the interests of older people in Scotland.Brian Sloan's leadership of Scotland’s national

From 1 October, the Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Act abolishes mandatory grounds for repossession and the First Tier Tribunal will only evict where the members believe it to be reasonable in the circumstances. Given these significant changes, Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay interviewe

Progressive think tank IPPR Scotland has revealed that 4 in 5 Scots (79%) would support a minimum income guarantee. A minimum income guarantee is a safety net to ensure nobody falls below a minimum acceptable standard of living.