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Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has received £25,000 from the Scottish Government’s Communities Recovery Fund to help local voluntary organisations respond to the challenges presented by Covid-19. The Communities Recovery Fund is part of the £25 million Third Sector Com

Aberdeenshire Council has allocated £350,000 for its rapid rehousing plan, increasing the range of permanent housing within the social and private rented sectors as part of its 2021/22 budget. Council members agreed to set the revenue budgets at £635 million, the capital budget for the c

A £100 million investment in the future economic prosperity of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides was agreed yesterday, as representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined the leaders of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council, and Shetland Island Council to sign t

The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal has been signed today, confirming millions of pounds of investment into the Scottish Borders.

A national new home customer satisfaction survey has revealed a fourth successive year of improved results for home builders. The annual New Homes Survey by Homes for Scotland and the Home Builders Federation found that 91% of the customers would "recommend their builde

Grants to improve or build new homes in some of Scotland’s most remote and marginal communities have been awarded to ten crofters. The Croft House Grants scheme launched by the Scottish Government aims to retain and attract people to rural and remote areas, and the latest round of funding tota

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has been awarded funding from the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) to improve its free debt and money advice service. GLC’s debt navigator project will develop online debt tools, guidance and advice in a range of formats.

A combined total of £1 billion has been allocated by the Scottish Government to help local communities through the coronavirus pandemic, and to build resilience in public services in the past year. Of this, more than £550 million has been committed through the Communities Funding Package

Housing and planning minister Kevin Stewart is set to outline measures to address a cladding crisis that affects more than 100 local authority high-rise buildings as well as thousands of privately-owned flats throughout Scotland. Criticism of the Scottish Government’s failure to spend money to

Scores of people battling with addiction issues are being forced to choose between going into residential rehabilitation facilities or keeping their home, Shelter Scotland has revealed.

In the week that the Scottish Government published Scotland’s first long-term housing strategy, housing and planning minister Kevin Stewart tells Scottish Housing News about the background of Housing to 2040, the principles behind the strategy and what is required to achieve its aims. Hou

Continuing our messages of congratulations on the 20th anniversary of Scottish Housing News is Sandra Brydon, director of Home Group Scotland.

Having gained cross-party support for Housing First in Scotland, Homeless Network Scotland is looking ahead to an online conference taking place next week which will focus on the roll-out of the policy across most council areas from April.

With all of Holyrood’s political parties now supporting Housing First ahead of May’s election, Professor Sarah Johnsen, an expert in homelessness policy based with I-SPHERE at Heriot-Watt University, explains why the approach is attractive to politicians looking for an effective, evidenc

A Scottish Parliament committee has added its weight to calls for the UK Government to make the temporary £20 Universal Credit (UC) uplift permanent and has expressed "considerable concern" about the significant number of people unable to access social security support during the pandemic. The