Aberdeen City Council

Bon Accord Care, the main provider of social care in Aberdeen, is to be transferred back to Aberdeen City Council to maintain service quality for service users and staff. The move, which was agreed at a meeting of Full Council yesterday, will happen in the next financial year, 2026 to 2027.

Aberdeen City Council has confirmed that demolition preparations will begin on homes in Balnagask affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), with internal materials due to be removed from Monday, December 8.

Council rents in Aberdeen are to increase by 9.5% from April after councillors approved the Housing Revenue Account for the 2025/26 financial year.

The Fairer Aberdeen Board has distributed £1.54 million allocated by Aberdeen City Council to tackle poverty and deprivation across the city.

Aberdeen City Council has agreed in principle to make an additional payment to private RAAC homeowners in Aberdeen to reflect the impact the material has had on the market value of their property, should they wish to sell their property to the council on a voluntary basis. 

Council tenants in Aberdeen are being encouraged to take part in a consultation to have their say on proposed changes to their rent.  

A new fund aimed at supporting Aberdeen City Council tenants through financial difficulty has delivered significant positive outcomes in its pilot year. 

Families across Aberdeen are set to benefit from an enhanced winter clothing payment. Anyone who has already received a school clothing grant in 2025/26 will automatically receive a £30 payment by the end of October. All new successful applications up until 31 March 2026 will also receive an a

An award-winning Aberdeen social housing project has highlighted how offsite timber can help the construction sector meet the UK's ambitious affordable housing targets.

Organisations across Scotland will mark Challenge Poverty Week with a series of events for residents.

The Scottish Government reached a £10 million funding agreement with Aberdeen City Council to help meet costs associated with RAAC-affected properties in Torry.

A new digital alarm system, recently introduced to help keep vulnerable citizens safe in their homes, has been recognised nationally.   Aberdeen has received the Gold Award Level 2 for Digital Telecare Implementation from the Scottish Government’s Digital Office for the successful deploym

A refreshed strategy that sets out clear priorities to ensure everyone in Aberdeen has access to safe, sustainable and affordable housing has been approved.

Aberdeen’s first purpose-built complex care accommodation has opened in Stoneywood.

The public and private partners behind a new Aberdeen housing development have said the project could become the blueprint for how Scotland can speed up the delivery of affordable homes.