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Paul Kissack is to step down as group chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation-Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRF-JRHT) in September to take up the role of Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Paul joined JRF-JRHT in 2020 in the middle of th

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Campaigners, organisations and charities across Scotland are coming together to take part in this year’s Challenge Poverty Week with today's theme focusing on housing.

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New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government yesterday have shown that the number of households facing homelessness in England has exceeded (320,000) between 2023-2024, the highest on record.

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An open letter published today is urging the First Minister to think again about the cuts being proposed to the 2024-25 budgets for housing and planning. The call comes the day before the Scottish Parliament votes on the draft Scottish Budget for the year ahead and follows the findings of independen

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A Scottish programme that aims to end destitution and homelessness caused by the UK Government's immigration policy has supported more than 1,200 in its first year, with calls for the partnership to receive the full weight of scaling up support from the Scottish Government. In a new report published

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A strategic board to lead progress towards the delivery of Scotland’s 20-year housing plan will meet for the first time today.

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A new report on alternative models of rent control for Scotland has been launched by the Cross Party Group on Housing launched at a meeting in the Scottish Parliament yesterday. During the meeting, Professor Ken Gibb, director of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), presented th

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