Scottish Government

Young carers going through the immigration process will be able to apply for the Scottish Government’s Young Carer Grant without fear of it risking their immigration status. The change follows lengthy discussions between the Scottish and UK governments to amend Home Office regulations.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of more support for people facing funeral poverty.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to a new report commissioned by the Scottish Government which claims that the “UK’s exit from the EU is highly likely to negatively impact the most vulnerable people” by calling on the government to put measures i

The £4.5 million Third Sector Homelessness Fund is now open for applications. The grant programme is designed to help Scottish charities innovate and transform their homelessness services in line with the Scottish Government’s Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan.

The City of Edinburgh Council has announced a new timetable to enable councillors to agree a three-year budget on 20 February.

Young people from a pioneering mentoring service delivered by Ypeople were among a group invited to meet with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at a special event to celebrate the intandem programme’s success. The First Minister welcomed the young people to her official Bute House residence and s

Tens of thousands of people have completely lost their disability benefits since 2013 as the UK Government continues to refuse the majority of disability benefit claims, new analysis by the Scottish Government has found. Since the UK Government replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with Persona

Projects for disadvantaged young people will share £19 million seized from criminals as part of the CashBack for Communities scheme, the Scottish Government has announced. The scheme reinvests criminal assets into community projects which support young people into positive destinations, divert

Plans have been approved to build 14 new council homes on contaminated land in Maybole.

The former Oakbank Home on Wilson Avenue will be home to 21 new flats and seven new bungalows to be built by Falkirk Council if planning permission is obtained.

An estimated 170,000 children will be eligible for the new £10 weekly Scottish Child Payment when it goes live later this year, the Scottish Government has revealed.

Empty homes renovated under a scheme intended to ease pressure on housing stocks are being rented out to tourists in the Western Isles, according to a new report.

Age Scotland, the national charity for older people, is seeking the views of people over the age of 55 about their housing and household energy needs.

The Scottish Government has launched a new website as a resource for following progress and joining in with some key strands of the continuing transformation of Scotland's planning system and national policy. The Transforming Planning site is structured around the substantial work to come over the n

The Scottish Government has overruled Fife Council and granted permission for 200 homes to be built between Crossford and Cairneyhill.