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Clydesdale Housing Association’s (CHA) work to support its tenants has resulted in over £342,000-worth of financial help being provided to help ease cost of living increases.

The Big Issue Group (TBIG) has hit a breakthrough of equipping 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology via the Zettle by PayPal card reader, marking a 68% increase since this time last year. In addition, it is quickly fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors to become cashles

Plans have been launched to establish a £30 million community-owned district heating network throughout Inverurie, Kintore and Port Elphinstone. Garioch District Heat, a not-for-profit organisation, hopes hook up 10,000 homes, businesses and public buildings to the new system by 2025.

Existing Homes Alliance Scotland director Elizabeth Leighton covers a new research report published today by the coalition on the regulations and support needed to decarbonise Scotland’s owner occupied homes. Skyrocketing energy prices are crippling many households’ finances, pushing ove

Three organisations have written a joint open letter to the Scottish Government warning that the supply of homes for rent – particularly in rural Scotland - may be irreparably damaged by proposed new legislation.

A large haul of office furniture has been donated to local charities by Inverclyde repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland.

A large haul of office furniture has been donated to local charities by Inverclyde repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland.

Older people living in Angus are to benefit from a range of new online tools that will empower them to live independently. Angus Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has launched Independent Living Angus, a free online self-assessment platform which provides professional advice to help people l

Link Group has outlined its commitment to a sustainable future by launching its sustainability strategy this week.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has opened the first funding round in phase two of the scheme.

Plans to convert the B-listed Canal House at Speirs Wharf into apartments have been approved by Glasgow City Council.

Two new local apprenticeships have been created as part of Kingdom Housing Association’s Gas Servicing and Maintenance contracts. Saltire Facilities Management (SFM) and Gas Call Services both committed to recruiting an apprentice and enrolling them in a local college as part of the tender pro

Wheatley Group has appointed Frank McCafferty as its new group director of assets and repairs. Mr McCafferty joins from South Lanarkshire Council, where he was head of property services.

National homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust has launched a new appeal highlighting the impact rapidly rising living costs are having on the individuals and communities they support. The charity reports that many of the people who use their services are facing impossible choices every day,

Blackwood is launching a dedicated podcast to help celebrate 50 years of helping people live more independently. The independent living specialist has promised the episodes will have something for everyone interested in Scotland’s rapidly changing housing, health and social care sect