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The Scottish Government will make £5.4 million available to support lower income households dependent on oil to heat their home from next month, energy secretary Gillian Martin has said. The funding is in addition to the £4.5m of support announced by the UK government for Scottish househ

West of Scotland Housing Association's (WSHA) charitable subsidiary Willowacre Trust has been selected as one of only 13 organisations across the UK to receive funding from Independent Age’s Boosting Advice Fund.

Nine in 10 adults of all ages in Scotland support the idea of political parties developing a plan to reduce pensioner poverty, according to new polling commissioned by charity Independent Age.

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.  

More than a third of all households in Scotland are estimated to have spent at least 10% of their incomes after housing costs on keeping their homes warm, according to the latest Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) for 2023.

Charities have welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to reinstate an energy support payment for all pensioners, describing the move as a "huge relief" for older people. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville confirmed yesterday that on the roll-out of the new benefit next winte

More than 240 people died while homeless in Scotland for the second year in a row while the number who died from drug misuse deaths whilst experiencing homelessness increased by 36%, new figures have revealed.

Scotland's housing minister has admitted that newly released annual homelessness statistics showing a record-breaking 10,110 children are living in homeless accommodation and an increase in the number of homeless applications as "deeply concerning".

Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes. Outlining his first PfG as first minister, John S

National charity Independent Age has allocated £3.1 million in grant funding to help 19 advice-based organisations across the UK reach and support more older people in their local communities.

A new report released from Independent Age, the national charity supporting older people in financial hardship, projects a dramatic surge in poverty in later life by 2040 if current trends and policies stay the same.

Inadequate housing and fuel poverty among older people in Scotland are among the reasons the Scottish Government must appoint an Older People’s Commissioner (OPC) or risk people in later life in Scotland being ‘left behind’, according to a new report from Independent Age.

Fuel poverty rates in Scotland increased to 31% of all households in 2022, of which more than 18% were in extreme fuel poverty, the latest Scottish House Condition Survey has found.

On the day that Independent Age launches its new research report on how to improve the lives of older renters, Scotland policy and public affairs manager Debbie Horne writes exclusively for Scottish Housing News about the charity's call for greater protections. Today at Independent Age we launch our

Older Scottish renters living on a low income urgently need greater protections in the upcoming Housing Bill, according to Independent Age amid a new report into the reality of renting in later life in Scotland.