Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has announced that Best Start Foods payments will increase this month. The payment supports low-income families to buy healthy food for children under the age of three, and forms part of the Scottish Government’s national mission of eradicating child poverty.

Projects supporting carers and disabled people are among nine initiatives that are set to share £1 million of funding from the Scottish Government to tackle loneliness and isolation as a result of the pandemic. It comes as part of a £10m commitment to support a new five-year social isola

Stirling Council will deliver even more affordable homes across the region over the next five years after being earmarked for £53 million in funding by the Scottish Government. Council areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion of Scottish Government grant funding to deliv

The Highland Council has welcomed the family of the late Joe Yates to view the completed housing development in Dingwall that bears his name. Joe Yates Court consists of six new flats for rent by the council, forming part of the Scottish Government’s More Homes newbuild target, and funded by t

Stirling Council has secured the future of 118 mid-market homes thanks to Scottish Government funding. Mid-market rented homes are part-furnished homes, which are let for a rent that is higher than council housing, but lower than many properties in the private rented sector.

Grants to improve housing or build new homes in some of Scotland’s most remote and marginal communities have been awarded to 13 crofters. The Croft House Grants scheme aims to retain and attract people to rural and remote communities with the latest round of funding awarding grants worth &poun

The Scottish Government has announced increased funding for local authority areas to deliver more affordable homes. Council areas across Scotland are to share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding over five years to deliver more affordable homes.

Ivan McKee MSP, the Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise and chair of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum, considers the priorities for building recovery from Covid-19. The construction industry touches every part of Scotland’s economy and is vital to our future prosperi

The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-COVID emergency care. This immediate action will help put measures in place to reduce waiting times for urgent or emergency treatment, with a focus on boosting staffing levels

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just confirmed that it will be building four new homes for affordable rent in Tarbert. The new homes will be located next to the Association’s existing development at Oakhill.

The Scottish Government has published independent research on section 75 planning obligations and other developer contributions mechanisms.

The Scottish Government has announced a new ten-year National Strategy which it said will drive Scotland’s economic transformation as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and transitions to a net-zero economy. Working to unleash entrepreneurial potential and grow Scotland’s

Business minister Ivan McKee has called for businesses to consider how they can ramp up the manufacturing of construction materials in Scotland. As a result of a global shortage of materials, caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has been working with businesses to explore how

Plans to build six new flats in St Andrews have been refused on appeal as concerns were voiced that they would “damage” a conservation area. The Scottish Government planning appeals division said Eastacre Development’s proposal for a block on Doubledykes Road would “imbalance

The Scottish Government has added another £2 million to the Self-Build Loan Fund, which supports self-builders unable to obtain mainstream self-build mortgage finance. Around £4m has already been allocated in loans, for 28 self-builds across Scotland.