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Housing First has delivered almost 250 Glasgow tenancies for people experiencing homelessness within the city. Former bar worker, Fraser, is starting a new life in a secure settled tenancy after experiencing homelessness on and off since his teens. Four weeks ago, the 44-year-old got the keys to a f

Housebuilder Dandara East Scotland has donated £1,000 towards Social Bite’s ‘Festival of Kindness’ campaign. The Edinburgh-based homeless charity aims to provide 300,000 meals, gifts, and essential items to those in need throughout Scotland and the UK.

Energy suppliers will undergo financial stress testing from January to measure their resilience against a range of scenarios in a raft of new measures announced by Ofgem today to boost financial resilience in the energy sector. Where stress testing reveals weaknesses, Ofgem will agree an improvement

Perth & Kinross Council has launched a new consultation to ask people what their priorities are for local housing over the next five years. The views of residents will help shape a new Local Housing Strategy (LHS) for 2022-27. The consultation is now open online at the council's Consultation Hub

Midlothian Council has agreed that proposed annual housing rent increases be deferred for 2022/23. This follows on from last year's deferral due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact of the 3% rent increase proposed for 2021/22.

East Lothian Council has pledged to ensure rent levels remain affordable for tenants as councillors agreed to updated financial and capital strategies for the next five years. The financial strategy aims to support an extensive transformation programme that protects essential services in the fa

Homeless charity Rowan Alba has launched its annual Christmas appeal in a bid to boost the core services which reduce reliance on accident and emergency wards and shorten hospital stays. This covers their temporary accommodation, permanent supported housing, outreach services and the new Rowan Alba

Council house tenants in Moray are being consulted on proposed rent changes.

Cunninghame Housing Association held charity events at its Long Service Awards celebration night in late November 2021 which raised a total of £5,259.50 for its two charities The Salvation Army and North Ayrshire Foodbank. The Association presented a cheque for £2,000 along with toys to

Osprey Housing has been awarded £340,000 by the Scottish Government to help replace electric storage heaters in 61 properties with more sustainable air source heat pumps. The grant has been made under the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund

A total of £1.6 million has been dispersed by the Fairer Aberdeen Board to tackle poverty and deprivation across the city.

Sanctuary Scotland is seeking planning permission for an affordable housing complex geared towards the over 55s in Glasgow.

Akela Construction has won its second consecutive house building contract at the Ravensheugh site in Wallyford, East Lothian.

Seven social enterprises that took part in Social Investment Scotland’s (SIS) ambitions leadership programme have been awarded a share of £35,000 grant funding to support continued growth and drive greater impact. Four Square, operators of the Edinburgh Furniture Initiative that works to

Persimmon Homes has submitted plans to North Ayrshire Council to build 220 new homes in West Kilbride.