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Milnbank Housing Association has continued to meet the standards required for Investors in People (IIP) Platinum and Investors in Young People Gold accreditations following a recent assessment. The Association was first recognised as an IIP organisation in 2000 and was the first housing association

A major drive is underway to involve young people in Wheatley Group's communities in the arts. Wheatley Foundation, the group’s charitable trust, is looking for artists to run activities ranging from graffiti art to music, dance and drama across central and south Scotland.

Stirling councillor Graham Lambie has been described as "one of a kind" by friends and colleagues following his death. The Forth and Endrick ward member sadly passed away at home last week aged 62 and council leader Scott Farmer has led the tributes on behalf of the local authority.

Perth & Kinross Council has approved a 1% rent increase for council tenants. However, SNP councillor Tom McEwan has asked the council's housing and communities committee convener Bob Brawn how fair the rise was on those who had lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) has secured funding for a unique, two and a half year city-wide project focussed in Glasgow.

Management consultancy and training company AWICS has published a briefing paper which aims to help housing associations improve their business plans. Business plans are important in any organisation but are especially important in housing associations. Housing associations have considerable as

Edinburgh World Heritage is asking local people to help identify neighbourhoods and individual buildings in or near the World Heritage Site that need attention.

Housebuilder Avant Homes has launched the first homes at four new developments to deliver 622 new-build properties in Scotland.

Plans to build 284 new homes on the border between Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. Kirkwood Homes will progress the project at Blackdog, just southeast of the Aberdeen bypass roundabout that links to the A92.

Young people, those made redundant, and people who have been unemployed for a long time, will be able to access more support thanks to an additional £125 million from the Scottish Government. Announced in the latest Budget, the funding will help people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic acce

A total of 144,128 COVID Winter Hardship Payments have been made to low-income families by the Scottish Government. The payments are available to families with children receiving Free School Meals on the basis of low income, with £14.41 million given to households as part of the Scottish Gover

More than 77,000 Scottish Child Payment applications have been received since Social Security Scotland started taking applications on November 9. The new benefit, which is unique to Scotland, will give qualifying parents and carers £40 every four weeks for each child under six.

Aberdeen Cyrenians, a North-East charity providing support to people affected by homelessness and other forms of social exclusion and crisis, is appealing for participants to step up and take on its Virtual Lego Walk challenge to help end homelessness. Lego walking has become increasingly popular in

A social rented sector tenant who was evicted from his property after pleading guilty to a drugs supply charge has had his appeal against recovery of possession refused by the Civil Division of the Sheriff Appeal Court. 

Environment, housing and anti-poverty campaigners have called for a £100 million boost to the budget for energy efficiency measures, saying the move could provide up to 17,000 green jobs, help cut climate emissions and improve properties across the country.  Friends of the Earth Scotland,