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During its quarterly meeting which took place on Tuesday, members of The Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee agreed £602,000 worth of investment in existing council housing for the 2021/22 financial year. The proposed split of investment and identification of priorities f

Claire Frew, policy & impact manager at Homeless Network Scotland, has been awarded the title of Honorary Research Fellow by Heriot Watt University’s Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research (I-SPHERE). This recognises the role Ms Frew has played in supporting I-

An ambitious plan for the delivery of 1,125 new affordable homes in the Scottish Borders between 2021 and 2026 will be discussed by Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee next Tuesday. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) is submitted annually to the Scottish Government an

Work has started on 70 new Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) affordable homes on the site of a former primary school in Glasgow. GHA is building the homes for mid-market rent on land occupied by Garscadden Primary until it closed in 2017. Once completed, the flats and houses will be let and managed

The first tenant has moved into West Dunbartonshire Council's brand new development. Shirley Floyd has told the council of her excitement at moving into the "amazing" home. Ms Floyd moved into the three-bedroom semi detached house in Inler Gate, Haldane, on October 9.

The important work of the Highland Violence Against Women Partnership (HVAWP) was discussed by members of the Highland Council’s Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee meeting yesterday. The Highland Violence Against Women Partnership is a group of services who work together to prevent al

The Highland Council has successfully bid for 610 IT devices (308 Chromebooks and 302 iPads) for 111 young care leavers and 499 families from Connecting Scotland. Councillor Linda Munro, chair of the council’s health, social care and wellbeing committee, said: “Against a backdrop of a wo

The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland (CIH Scotland) has confirmed the appointment of Gavin Smith from Fife Council as its new vice chair. He succeeds Gary Dalziel who recently stepped down after serving two terms on the Scotland board

A five-year programme to fund affordable housing projects in rural and island communities is being extended, housing minister Kevin Stewart has told Parliament. The Rural and Islands Housing Funds, worth up to £30 million, were launched in 2016 and will now run beyond March next year.

Community Land Scotland (CLS) has called for access to safe and warm housing at prices local people can afford as it publishes its new report on community-led housing today. The report, Home Delivery – Community Led Housing in rural Scotland, charts the success of the very many rural comm

North Ayrshire Council has reiterated its determination to improve the lives of residents across North Ayrshire through its ambitious housing investment programme. Despite many of the projects being temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, work has continued in the background to ensure th

A young musician from Edinburgh has used the experiences and challenges from his life growing up in Oxgangs to create a rap album. Rory Bruce, known by his stage name RJAB, released the album titled EH13 last month which deals with topics such as mental health, drugs and homelessness.

The development of new affordable council homes in West Dunbartonshire is set to continue at pace for the next five years according to the council's Social Housing Improvement Plan (SHIP). The plan has revealed that more than 1,200 new social housing properties are to be introduced throughout the ar

Dundee City Council is set to further strengthen its approach to tackling domestic violence, and supporting victims and their families. The Neighbourhood Services Committee is being asked to approve a Domestic Abuse Policy designed to support victims of domestic abuse within Dundee City Council hous

The Scottish Borders Living Wage Group has announced that the locality area of Eildon will benefit from a local approach to encourage more employers to commit to the real Living Wage. A total of 29 employers across the Scottish Borders region are now accredited Living Wage employers including, insti