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Voters in May’s Holyrood election would consider switching their second vote if political parties backed social house building as the solution to Scotland’s housing emergency, according to new polling.

The importance of housing in Scotland’s countryside and the considerable support for home building to address rural challenges have been highlighted in a new report.

A charity’s new annual index on the economic wellbeing of older people in Scotland has revealed the difficult reality of being on a low income in 2025.  

Almost two in five people are concerned about their income during the COVID-19 pandemic, research for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found.