Scottish Government

People most at risk from food insecurity due to the coronavirus outbreak are to receive further support from the Scottish Government’s £70 million Food Fund. FareShare, a national network of charitable food distributors, has distributed over 1,440 tonnes of food - the equivalent of almos

The Tannahill Centre has secured £60,548 from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund to help support locals across Paisley's North West area during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will be shared between the Centre itself, its parent organisation Ferguslie Park Housin

Glasgow City Council has been granted nearly £4.75 million of funding to help make its homes more energy-efficient.

A group of leading charities has called on the Scottish Government and supermarkets to take urgent action to ensure that vulnerable customers are given more support to access essential food supplies.

Businesses across the country have now been awarded more than £100 million through the Scottish Government Business Support Fund. The scheme, announced by cabinet secretary Fiona Hyslop at the end of April, has to date helped more than 2,500 businesses and 4,160 self-employed people.

A third round of funding to increase walking, cycling and sustainable travel has been allocated £2 million from the Scottish Government’s active travel budget for 2020/2021.

Langstane Housing Association has received £1,000 from the Station House Media Unit (SHMU) which supports grassroots groups in Aberdeen to deliver new or extend existing activity in the community. A total of £25,000 has been provided to SHMU to aid communities through funding from the Sc

An additional 143 properties have been turned into homes for families to rent in the last twelve months as North Lanarkshire Council continues to expand its open market purchase scheme. 

Spending on measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic has reached just over £4 billion, Scottish Government figures have revealed.

The Scottish Government has awarded more than £8 million to help community projects deliver mental health support and wellbeing services for people who are feeling isolated during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding was allocated to 344 projects, who are providing support in communities

Extra financial support is to be given to social care workers in Scotland during the coronavirus emergency. The Scottish Government has stepped in to provide additional funding to ensure all social care workers receive enhanced sick pay where they have received a positive COVID-19 test.

Shire Housing Association has been awarded £50,000 of funding from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund.

Councils will get more support to deal with increased levels of domestic abuse and gender-based violence during the coronavirus outbreak, the Scottish Government has announced.

Trust Housing Association has partnered with the Scottish Government to provide a network of grassroots support for ethnic minority older people during the devastating coronavirus pandemic. Rohini Sharma Joshi, Trust’s equality, diversity and inclusion manager, has mobilised eight ex

The Scottish Government heard yesterday how Govan has put its people first as it tackles the coronavirus health emergency. Housing associations and community groups were working flat out to ensure isolated and vulnerable members of the community received a helping hand like never before.