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The UK Supreme Court has held that the “two-child limit” used in calculating part of child tax credit payments is compatible with Articles 8, 12, and 14 of the ECHR after an appeal was brought by two adults and eight children against decisions of the Secretary of State for

Housing and care solutions firm Mears is consulting the government, local councils and the public on its first-ever Scottish Responsible Business Charter which lists out its commitments in supporting fairness, equality, opportunity and innovation in everything it does. Mears Group currently employs

The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-COVID emergency care. This immediate action will help put measures in place to reduce waiting times for urgent or emergency treatment, with a focus on boosting staffing levels

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just confirmed that it will be building four new homes for affordable rent in Tarbert. The new homes will be located next to the Association’s existing development at Oakhill.

Work is now underway to build 14 affordable homes in a prime location within Linlithgow which are being built by CALA Homes (East) on behalf of West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP), part of Wheatley Group. The mix of cottage flats and three-bedroom terraced homes will form part of the popular Que

Aberdeen has more long-term empty homes than anywhere else in Scotland, with a total value of almost half a billion pounds, according to new research by insurance giant Admiral. A total of 3,000 properties across the city have been empty for two or more years, according to Admiral.

Dundee City Council has approved plans for a new 25-bed residential care home located on the land on the corner of Camperdown Road and Garry Terrace. Developers said the care home had purposefully been proposed in a residential area in Dundee “as an integral part of its design”.

Glasgow's buskers joined forces on Friday to hold a street music festival to help break the cycle of homelessness in Scotland. "Help the People, Help the People" was organised by 22-year-old Cameron Luan McGale to raise funds for homelessness charity Social Bite.

LinkLiving, the Scottish charity that supports people affected by trauma and/or disadvantage as part of the Link group of companies, is rolling out their trauma skilled practice training to frontline workers across Scotland.

Barratt Developments East Scotland, which includes both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, has donated £5,000 to elderly care charity, LifeCare. Following its success in Barratt Developments’ company-wide virtual 500k challenge for the Prince’s Trust, the Barratt East Scotland t

Forth Ports has submitted revised plans for its Western Harbour housing development at the Port of Leith, significantly reducing the consented number of car parking spaces on-site alongside other incentives to reduce carbon emissions and plans to create an environmental education centre.

The Scottish Government has published independent research on section 75 planning obligations and other developer contributions mechanisms.

CIH Scotland has highlighted the progress made by local authorities in implementing Rapid Rehousing Transition Plans (RRTPs) but has warned that the impact of the pandemic and a range of external pressures including a lack of affordable housing and changing economic circumstances for households

A North Ayrshire Council new build development is set to make it easier for people to get on the housing ladder and also support homeowners who want to downsize from their current property. Proposals for the Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME) project will be submitted for planning permission short

Plans to partially demolish Aberdeen's Quattro House to make way for 96 new flats have progressed with the submission of an application for planning in principle.