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Family benefits, free school meals and concessionary travel are part of £3 billion of support helping households in Scotland to mitigate the increased cost of living. Funding for 2022-23 includes £294.4m for Scottish Child Payment and other family benefits, including Best Start Grants, B

Equity investor BGF has today exited its investment in Fife-headquartered housebuilder Campion Homes. Having initially invested a multimillion sum in 2016, BGF’s exit follows a strong period for Campion Homes, with it trebling in size taking turnover from £14.6 million to over £45m

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, has commenced a major kitchen replacement contract on behalf of East Lothian Council. A total of 300 households located in Trannent, Musselburgh, and Haddington are to benefit from new kitchens and associated decorative works t

Scottish Borders Council’s Social Work and Social Care teams are going to be at this year’s Border Union Show, due to be held at Springwood Park in Kelso on Friday 29 July and Saturday 30 July. What Matters Hubs staff will be on hand to speak with anyone looking for advice about a range

Glasgow-based NOAH Developments has lodged a planning application with Glasgow City Council to build 32 new homes on the site of the former Mount Florida Bowling Club.

An Ayrshire town centre social housing development is taking shape as The JR Group completed the erection of a large-scale steel frame for 31-flat project on Carrick Street in the heart of Ayr, just across from the famous Gaiety Theatre. During a visit to the site on Friday, Councillor Martin Kilbri

Just over three in five people (62%) on low incomes in Scotland worry about being able to afford transport, according to research by think tank IPPR Scotland. 

Fife Council has a range of support on offer for families with children this summer, with a full programme of free or low cost summer activities.

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA) has now completed its search for a successor to current chief executive, Ian Morrison, and can announce the appointment of James Ward as its new senior officer. Mr Ward will be leaving his post at Barrhead Housing Association where he has served a

The Scottish Government has announced a three-month pause on new visa applications for displaced Ukrainians to come to Scotland from Wednesday morning. In addition to the pause, the Scottish Government has also chartered a passenger vessel, the M/S Victoria, which will be docked in Leith to pro

South Ayrshire Council has launched a public consultation on its short term licencing scheme.  On January 19 this year, the Scottish Government passed the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022. The council is now currently  in the process of prepari

Angus Council is putting £100,000 towards fighting food poverty in the local area. The money is a slice of the £1.672 million provided to Angus via the Scottish Government’s £80mLocal Authority Covid Economic Recovery fund, which is designed to provide targeted support for bu

A team from Home Fix Scotland (HFS), the repairs and maintenance contractor for River Clyde Homes, put in some shifts to help the Inverclyde Community Development Trust (The Trust) prepare for the opening of its new Pantry in John Wood Street, Port Glasgow.

An appeal by a local authority against a decision that it had failed in its duties owed to a homeless man who was refused local authority assistance after making an application under section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The reclai

Age Scotland has raised concerns over the lack of access to cash following a new House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee report, which reveals that 53% of Scotland’s bank branches have closed since 2015 – the highest percentage loss in the UK. A total of 500,000 people in Scotland ar