North Lanarkshire Council

Tenants from across North Lanarkshire are preparing to gather together on Saturday 26 November at Airdrie Academy for the return of the annual Tenants’ Conference. This year’s theme is ‘Connecting Communities’ and after a three-year spell where the conference couldn’t t

People living in North Lanarkshire on low incomes and who don’t claim benefits could be in line for a £150 cash boost to help with energy bills. The North Lanarkshire Fuel Hardship payment is part of North Lanarkshire Council’s £8.6 million package to support people faced wit

North Lanarkshire Council has made a range of support available for tenants and their families as many are facing extreme financial pressures amid the cost of living crisis. The council's Tenant Sustainment Policy has a proactive approach to tenant sustainment, and tenants are being asked to se

Refugees who have fled the conflict in Ukraine have started moving into flats in Wishaw, which have been refurbished as part of a project to increase the housing supply for displaced people. The project, which was supported by £5 million of Scottish Government funding, has enabled North Lanark

Additional projects to deliver more new, affordable homes across North Lanarkshire have been agreed and have now been included in the next Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP), the local authority has revealed. North Lanarkshire Council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) aims to deliver

Halloween came early to children in North Lanarkshire as people serving community payback orders saw their work come to fruition with a large harvest of pumpkins being provided to local youngsters. An innovative project setup by our Restorative Justice Service has given individuals serving court iss

North Lanarkshire Council has given permission for a proposed 25 rental flats to be built in Airdrie.

North Lanarkshire Council has opened applications for fuel hardship payments allowing low-income households to apply for a £150 fuel hardship payment. The payment is aimed at residents on a low income but earning too much to be eligible for any other cost of living financial assistance provide

Construction work is underway to build 96 new council homes at Castlehill Road, Gowkthrapple, as part of overall regeneration plans for the area. These new homes form part of North Lanarkshire Council’s ambitious new house building programme which aims to deliver 5,000 new, modern, affordable

North Lanarkshire Council's new Housing Domestic Abuse Policy, developed with the Violence Against Women (VAW) Partnership, and shaped by women with lived experience of domestic abuse, puts victims and survivors at the heart of our service. The council is introducing a specific housing policy focuss

North Lanarkshire Council's housing committee has approved additional sites to be added to its new house building programme that will deliver more homes for its residents, regenerate local communities and boost the area’s local economy. The council is continuing to roll out its new build progr

Twenty-two apprentices from across North Lanarkshire are learning a range of trade skills with the council’s strategic housing and repairs partner Mears Scotland. Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council welcomed the young people at a recent visit to the council’s civic centre wher

Tenants came along to take a first look at North Lanarkshire Federation of Tenants and Residents’ (NLF) new premises this week, which were opened by the housing convener, Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey, alongside Jim Leonard, NLF chairperson. The move to the new, improved, office space, loca

A sheriff in Hamilton Sheriff Court has granted decree for recovery of possession to a local authority after it sought to evict a tenant whose son was found with over £38,000 worth of cannabis at the property. North Lanarkshire Council sought the order under section 14 of the Housing (Scotland

North Lanarkshire Council is to consider buying homes from private landlords and allow the tenant to remain in the home as a council tenant to help prevent homelessness and increase the council’s housing stock. Benefits of the local authority’s open market purchase scheme to sellers