Robertson Trust

A pioneering new project that brings together organisations, campaigners and people with lived experience aims to drive change to end child homelessness in Scotland.

Melville Housing Association has been recognised as one of the first organisations in Scotland to achieve the newly launched Flexible Workplace Accreditation - building on its trailblazing move to introduce a four-day working week for all staff, with no loss of pay.

The Robertson Trust has awarded Money Advice Scotland £30,000 per annum for three years to develop the core of its work and create a more financially resilient Scotland. As the national umbrella organisation for the free money and debt advice sector, Money Advice Scotland represents advisers,

Homeless charity, Housing Justice, has launched an innovative programme aiming to address the shortage of affordable housing in Scotland by building homes on disused church land, at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations' Increasing Annual Supply Conference. Every year, thousands of church

A pioneering ten-year community fund for Edinburgh that puts decision-making power into the hands of those who are most often excluded has been launched today. The Regenerative Futures Fund brings together long-term commitments from some of the biggest funders in the country, contributing to and col

Local debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP, has just secured three years of funding from The Robertson Trust. This will enable CHAP to expand its current collaboration with North Ayrshire Council to deliver comprehensive financial education workshops in secondary schools. The money will al

Council tax debt in Scotland has increased by almost two-thirds since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Charities in Scotland are urging the First Minister to treat the cost-of-living crisis as a top priority and take all actions necessary to help people on the lowest incomes through this national emergency. In a letter to the First Minister, organisations including Trussell Trust Scotland, Save the C

A new fund has been made available for housing associations and other large charitable organisations to help tackle poverty and trauma in Scotland.

The Robertson Trust has announced the appointment of Jim McCormick as its new CEO. Dr McCormick joins the Trust on October 26 from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) where he served as associate director in Scotland since 2018.

An innovative partnership between Aberlour, Scottish Borders Council (SBC), Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and The Robertson Trust has secured funding for two vital services for children, young people and their families. 

Extreme disadvantage such as homelessness and substance dependency is experienced by one in 28 adults in Scotland each year, according to new research.

Glasgow Together, a social enterprise dedicated to creating full-time jobs for ex-offenders by building new affordable homes and bringing empty properties back into use, has started work on its latest, and biggest, residential property conversion in the city. With funding from Social Investment Scot