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Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has given financial support to the Swinton-based Horse Time charity to help fund its current programme of COVID-19 response workshops. The grant of £12,000 is part of the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Funding scheme allocated by BHA t

A police investigation has been launched into the deaths of eight people in a Glasgow hotel used to house people who were homeless during lockdown.  Reports in the Scottish Sun revealed that four men and four women have died in the Alexander Thompson Hotel on Argyle Street s

Home secretary Priti Patel allegedly ordered civil servants to consider processing asylum seekers on remote islands more than 4,000 miles from Britain, according to reports. Ms Patel asked her officials to look into the viability of an Australian-style offshore asylum processing centre on Ascension

Inspired by calls received from people working and serving in Scotland's social housing sector, Janis McDonald, chief officer of deafscotland, details the communication issues faced by the deaf community.  Deafscotland’s members were recently asked to explain ‘What does Communi

CALA Homes (East) is inviting the community of Queensferry to give feedback on its plans for a significant new development on the southern edge of the town by hosting an online consultation event. An aerial image of the proposed location

The developers behind a planning application for a proposed residential development for up 300 homes in Monkton and a site for a park and ride have outlined the major boost to the Ayrshire economy which could be provided should the plans be approved.

Derelict land is a wasted resource that should help to deliver national ambitions for a fair and green recovery, a national taskforce said today.

The JR Group, which has worked alongside Link Group to deliver high quality social housing across Scotland for more than five years, has created an initiative that gives every new resident a welcome gift box in an effort to make moving day a little smoother. Each JR Gro

Scottish Borders-based Hudson Hirsel has scooped a surprise ‘Judges’ Special Award’ in the national Helping it Happen Awards for its outstanding work in house building in rural Scotland.

Housing Options Scotland is celebrating a recent success story to mark International Older People Day which saw 73-year-old veteran Dorrie able to return to Perth and Kinross, where she used to live. International Older People Day is a UN initiative which has been celebrated on October 1 every year

People on low incomes will be eligible to receive a new £500 grant from the Scottish Government if asked to self-isolate. The new Self-Isolation Support Grant will help those who would lose income if they needed to self-isolate, such as those unable to carry out their work from home.

Barrhead Housing Association has announced the appointment of Lorna Wilson to head the team following a rigorous and competitive recruitment process. Currently head of policy and innovation at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Ms Wilson will commence her role as

There is no solution to poverty in Edinburgh without resolving the city’s housing and homelessness crisis, according to a wide-ranging report which has called on the Scottish Government, as an urgent priority, to ensure the city has the right funding and support to meet its social housing expa

As the Edinburgh Poverty Commission launches its final report today, chair Dr Jim McCormick sets out the Commission’s journey, what it has learned along the way, and what it is calling for next. Our Call to Action in Edinburgh comes after almost two years of conversations across the

The annual number of affordable homes approved and started have increased over the past year despite coronavirus having a major impact over the lockdown period. Figures from the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics show that, in the year to end June 2020, 12,276 affordable homes were approv