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The number of Scottish households hit by the benefit cap increased by 76% in the first two months of lockdown, according to new statistics released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government yesterday.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a new policy briefing which details how COVID-19 has impacted the human right to adequate housing in Scotland. Part of a series of briefings highlighting areas of human rights concern during the pandemic, the document explores poverty and increa

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) has updated its Guide to Restarting Services to reflect the Scottish Government’s most recent announcements on easing coronavirus restrictions.

Midlothian Council is due to hold an online consultation session on a draft Local Housing Strategy (LHS) to cover the period 2020-2025.

Councillors are to consider plans for a development of four mews homes on a concealed site Glasgow's Kelvinhaugh district.

Weslo Housing Management has chosen Link Group as its preferred partner for transfer of its homes and services following the completion of a strategic option appraisal. Over the last six weeks Weslo has conducted a rigorous selection process to identify a preferred partner to whom all of its homes a

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the Scottish Government plans to “generate significant economic growth, combined with a focus on supporting jobs, skills and training” but warned that new proposals on planning contradicted such intentions. Announcing its decision to ac

A new report on compliance in the private rented sector produced by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has been welcomed by the TDS Charitable Foundation and SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust. Part of a wider programme of work funded by the two charitable organisations, th

Blairtummock Housing Association has awarded seven tenants a certificate of appreciation making each of them a Lockdown Hero at the Association.  The award came to be when staff at Blairtummock Housing Association were so uplifted when tenants had been telling them the stori

Deborah Hay, Scotland policy officer for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explains why JRF have joined the Everyone Home Collective. We all need a warm, decent and affordable home: it’s the foundation on which all other areas of our life depend, and it has been such a critical part of the respo

Glasgow City Council is to take over a deteriorating tenement which has lain empty since 2018. A Compulsory Purchase Order is being sought for a number of flats at 4-6 Melrose Street, in Woodlands.

North Ayrshire Council has started the planning process to deliver new affordable housing in Kilwinning. The planned £1.584 million Corsehillhead development, supported by £413k of Scottish Government funding, will see the creation of seven new council homes, delivering a mix of general

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CACHE) will today host the first of two webinars in collaboration with Aspect which will focus on case studies highlighting partnerships across business and industry, and the unique working model of the CACHE consortium.

An independent evaluation of the Rock Trust’s Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) pilot project in West Lothian has found that engagement with the project directly resulted in positive changes to the lives of the young people using the service over a two-year pilot period.

Twenty-three Scottish SMEs are set to benefit from an £18 million-a-year contract to offer demolition and deconstruction services to all local authorities and housing associations.