Homeless people and others affected by the coronavirus outbreak are to receive further support through the Scottish Government’s emergency funding for communities. In March, communities secretary Aileen Campbell announced a £350 million package of funding to help tackle harms caused by t
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Streetsport, the Denis Law Legacy Trust’s flagship programme and run in partnership with Robert Gordon University (RGU), is now able to support its community in new ways thanks to £4,350 from the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust COVID-19 hardship fund. Hannah Clews, development offi
Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has received a loan of £4 million through a charitable bond arranged by Allia C&C.
Plans for 124 new homes in Lerwick for Hjatland Housing Association have been submitted to Shetland Islands Council for approval.
According to the latest data from HouseMark Scotland, 79% of landlords in Scotland plans to use the pandemic as a catalyst to improve services.
Moray Council and Grampian Housing Association have published plans to build a sustainable residential development for social rent at Bilbohall in Elgin.
Football crazy kids have been given a summer football boost thanks to St Mirren FC, Linstone Housing and the Scottish Government. St Mirren's Charitable Foundation has teamed up with Linstone Housing - which has been tasked with distributing the government funding - to make sure young fans rece
Homeless Action Scotland has launched a questionnaire to find out how people who work in the housing or homelessness sector feel about COVID-19. There is statutory guidance which dictates how organisations and staff should conduct their duties while trying to mitigate their exposure to contracting C
Hillcrest Futures played a role in the eradication of the Hepatitis C in Tayside, making it the first region in the world to effectively eliminate the deadly blood disease.
Ediston and Orion Capital Managers have submitted plans for one of the largest developments to come forward in Edinburgh’s city centre for a generation. The two have been working together on their shared vision for New Town Quarter, previously known as New Town North, since last year and have
Feeling Strong, a Dundee-based youth mental health charity, is creating two exciting new resources for children, guardians and young people who are facing mental health challenges. Dundee is in the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis, in desperate need for mental health services and resou
Nationwide has reported that house prices in the UK rebounded 1.7% month-on-month in July after declines of 1.6% in June and 1.7% in May.
Evidence is emerging that Scottish Government action to lengthen notice periods in arrears cases leads to a significant number of tenants believing they do not need to pay rent during the coronavirus crisis, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
In today’s edition of The National, Lesley Riddoch has turned her attention to recent interventions by the SHR in Scottish RSL’s and looks at the impact of SHR interventions in Glasgow’s community-led associations. The article can be accessed here.
The housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has appointed Gillian Reid to its senior leadership team as its new assistant director for operations. Ms Reid joined the charity in March 2018 as operations manager before becoming national services manager in September that year.