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Services by Hillcrest Futures that support people with drug and alcohol use in Dundee have been recognised for their commitment to supporting women by receiving the Welcoming Women Award for their work at South Ward Road.  The services were commended by the Head of Health & Community Care a

The Fairer Aberdeen Fund marked 10 years of supporting organisations to tackle poverty and deprivation across the city in a showcase event on Friday. Those attending the showcase event were able to hear from projects which have benefited from funding on how they have supported individuals and commun

Tenants in nine homes in Edinburgh are to benefit from major energy upgrades to improve living standards and lower energy bills.

Glasgow City Mission’s 2024/25 Winter Project has been extended for an additional two months.

A digital team improving the health and wellbeing of adults across Scotland has been recognised at a major awards ceremony for technology in health and care. Blackwood Homes and Care has won the Technology Enabled Independent Living category at the Holyrood Digital Health and Care Awards.

A valued member of the Langstane Housing Association property team has been nominated for the esteemed Women in Property award by Robert Gordon University. Chloe Beech is currently pursuing a BSc in Building Surveying and has consistently impressed her tutors with her outstanding academic performanc

Grampian Housing Association has partnered with a demand response expert to bring efficiencies in cost and heating by providing demand response and energy-saving technology to all tenants in electrically heated properties. Tenants of Grampian Housing Association throughout Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire an

A report published this week has highlighted a number of financial options to help Falkirk Council's elected members make more informed decisions when setting its 2025/26 budget on 6 March.

When the London Development Trust (LDT) contacted Youth Highland about their UK research project ‘Collecting Youth Voices’ to better understand the "critical role of spaces, services and structures that support thriving communities and what social and cultural infrastructure means to you

A housing association in England has unearthed more than 800 incorrect records on high-risk properties and asbestos, following an investigation by the Housing Ombudsman.

A sheriff has ruled that it would be disproportionate for a housing association to evict a tenant under a Scottish secure tenancy with a lifelong psychiatric disorder after proceedings for recovery of possession were raised based on anti-social and criminal behaviour in Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The City of Edinburgh Council has pledged millions of pounds to be spent on protecting and improving crucial frontline services.

Every energy supplier will be required to offer energy tariffs with low or no standing charges so customers can choose to pay these costs as part of the unit rate, under plans published by Ofgem.

Council tenants in Aberdeenshire will see a rent increase of 5% from April 1 this year, following agreement at a full meeting of the local authority this week.  The increase will see the average weekly rent rise by £4.63 to £97.19, and forms part of a three-year strategy agreed last

Councillors in the Scottish Borders have agreed a cross-party budget proposal which commits to the delivery of planned projects and largely protects frontline services. The budget, which was agreed at the full Council meeting yesterday, will sustain local services and support key projects;