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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.

The manager of Right There’s supported accommodation for young people in Maryhill has made it to the final of the Scottish Social Services Awards 2022. Alice Vaughan has been shortlisted for the ‘Social Care Worker of the Year’ category, due to her exceptional work with young peopl

Patrick Harvie, MSP and minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants’ rights, has visited Inverclyde to see the area’s first Air Source Heat Pump installation. This environmentally friendly heating technology was installed back in 2018 by River Clyde Homes and was one of

Cassiltoun Housing Association's wider work with the community has been recognised with not one but two awards over the past few months. The association has been working with individuals to enable them to ‘go digital’. This has been through the provision of devices such as laptops, table

A plot of land which once formed part of the former Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Greenock is being proposed as a new £15 million 46-home private housing development by Sandy and James Easdale, the owners of Easdale Investment Group.

Four site managers for Cala Homes’ East region, have been recognised as one of the country’s best after scooping a prestigious industry award for their dedication to quality housebuilding. Cathal Lamph, Alex Sinnet, Gavin McCann and Steven Maguire were all named as winners in the Nationa