Argyll And Bute Council

A new report has outlined the significant steps taken by Argyll and Bute Council to tackle its housing emergency, focusing on increasing affordable housing supply and supporting those most in need.

Argyll and Bute Council is inviting businesses to share their views on the area’s housing shortage to help gain an insight into the number of new homes needed to enable further economic growth in the region.

A new report highlights that progress continues to be made to tackle child poverty in Argyll and Bute but makes clear the need for further action in the coming years. The Argyll and Bute Child Poverty Action Plan Review 2024-2025 is a review of the Child Poverty Action Plan first published in 2019.&

Argyll and Bute Council is launching a new research initiative to better understand how a lack of suitable housing affects the decline in younger and working-age households.

Argyll & Bute has become the fifth Scottish council to stop developing plans for a local Visitor Levy amid concerns about the potential impact on the tourist economy. Councillors voted against developing its plans at this stage after the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) highlighted worries t

Argyll and Bute Council has approved additional funding for three key projects as part of its action to tackle the region's housing emergency. Councillors have approved the allocation of Strategic Housing Funding (SHF) to projects aimed at improving the availability of housing in communities wh

Struan Lodge Care Home in Dunoon is to benefit from a £315,000 investment following a decision made by Argyll and Bute Council and the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to undertake essential improvement works. The investment, which will be funded by the council, will s

Argyll and Bute Council is urging residents to participate in an online survey to help understand the area’s housing needs and neighbourhoods. Conducted by Research Resource on behalf of the council, the results of the Housing Need and Demand Assessment will influence future council decisions

With Argyll and Bute facing a £58 million budget gap for its council services in the next five years, the council has agreed an approach for long-term budget planning. The budget position was on the agenda when the full council met recently.

Argyll & Bute councillors have approved a grant of £12,000 from the Strategic Housing Fund to enable Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), an established landlord of affordable properties, to acquire a two-bedroom property in Oakfield, Dervaig. The innovative partnership project is intende

Argyll and Bute Council has updated councillors on the huge amount of work ongoing to tackle the area’s housing emergency.

Argyll and Bute Council’s housing services team has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Innovation Award at this year’s Empty Homes Network Awards (EHN) and has been highly commended in four other categories. The team won the Innovation Award for its project aimed at bringing properties

A housing site at Manse Gardens in Strachur is being transformed through an ambitious £3.6 million regeneration project which will boost affordable housing options in rural Argyll & Bute.

Argyll and Bute Council is urging residents of Argyll and Bute to participate in a survey as part of a wider study to help understand the area’s housing needs and neighbourhoods. Conducted by Research Resource on behalf of the council, the results of the Housing Need and Demand Assessment will

Argyll and Bute Council has a real opportunity to harness a long-standing culture of innovation as it looks to close a funding gap of nearly £29 million, rethink how services are delivered and ensure it has a stable workforce, the Accounts Commission said today.