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New applications for the Child Disability Payment opens across Scotland from today. For the first time anywhere in the UK, disability benefit applicants can apply online, as well as by phone, post or face-to-face.

People with lived experience have met for the first time to support and shape innovative proposals for the new Community Wellbeing Centre in Dundee. Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action (DVVA) hosted the first meeting of the stakeholder group, made up of third sector partners and those with lived e

A summary overview of the Scottish Housing Regulator's performance and achievements over the last year has been highlighted in a new report. The annual report and accounts for 2020/21 outline the Regulator work to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who are homeless

Rounding up the Scottish Housing News COP26SHN feature showcasing the social housing sector’s efforts to combat climate change is Hanover Scotland’s development being built to Passivhaus standards in Drymen. With a portfolio including more than 5,000 properties, located in more than 200

Plans for new affordable homes in Leslie, Fife have reached a significant milestone with the submission of a detailed planning application.

Link Group featured prominently at this week’s SFHA finance conference, with staff delivering sessions on the housing and support organisation’s approach to sustainability in relation to funding. Financial director Nick Pollard offered delegates an insight into Link Group’s £

The multi-million-pound development of land derelict for almost 20 years will see another major step forward in the regeneration of Glasgow’s waterfront. A series of new developments at an eight-acre site at Central Quay is expected to strengthen links between the up-and-coming Finnieston dist

The philanthropic legacy of Dr Mary Esslemont, one of Aberdeen’s most distinguished daughters, has been celebrated with the planting of a tree in the grounds of her former home in the city’s West End. Shortly before her death in 1984, Dr Esslemont had worked with Soroptimist Internationa

The financial performance of most registered social landlords (RSLs) remains strong, but landlords are facing unprecedented challenges and will have to prioritise in order to take care of tenants and service users, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) told finance professionals at this week&rsq

A new online resource created to support all those who work to improve Scottish towns is set to be featured at the flagship Scotland’s Towns Conference event. Launched this summer, the Town Toolkit was developed by Scotland’s Towns Partnership with support from the Scottish Government an

More development space could be given to housing instead of retail as part of a new vision for Clydebank created to ensure development generates longstanding improvements in line with community aspirations. The development framework sets out a 15-year vision for Clydebank, with the aim of re-establi

Ambitious plans to breathe new life into the former King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine are moving forward after North Ayrshire Council launched a public consultation on the plans.

Housebuilder Artisan Real Estate said it has raised the bar for sustainable development with the launch of an ambitious design framework geared to achieving low to zero-carbon city living. The developer will now incorporate a set of rigorous guiding principles throughout the development cycle,

Kingdom Gas Services, now part of McGill Facilities Management, has been awarded a three-year gas servicing and maintenance contract valued in the region of £260,000 by Shire Housing Association in East Ayrshire. McGill will carry out gas servicing and maintenance works at a large number

Building on the success of COP26, the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has announced it will be holding a dedicated eco homes festival in 2022, delivering practical assistance and advice to help Scotland become a net zero nation.