Scottish Government

New research on local authority building standards has been published which reveals the six Scottish local authorities which go well above national requirements.

Today, Shelter Scotland campaigners will be in Glasgow to invite locals to support their new campaign by signing a petition calling on the Scottish Government to have the right to a home enshrined in Scottish law. This is the first in a series of campaign days which will see the housing and homeless

The Scottish Government has taken the first steps to create the new Scottish Child Payment. The new £10 weekly payment has taken its first step to being introduced, with draft regulations being sent to the Scottish Commission on Social Security for scrutiny.

James Kelly MSP and Paul Farrell, director of West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC), met with the cabinet secretary for communities and local government Aileen Campbell last week to discuss support for and promotion of the co-operative model of housing. The meeting follows a debate in the par

The Edinburgh-based charity Cyrenians has successfully broken its target of delivering one million meals. Within the last year, the Cyrenians Fareshare depot has redistributed more than 450 tonnes of surplus food to charities and community groups across Central and South East Scotland - attaini

A new report published today has revealed how the Scottish Government's Scottish Child Payment could be improved to better meet the needs of low-income families in Scotland.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met with staff from Scottish Women's Aid on Tuesday and was presented with more than 100 messages from the public about domestic abuse. Megan Gordon, external affairs officer at Scottish Women’s Aid, Jo Ozga, policy officer at Scottish Women’s Aid, Nicola S

Highland Council has announced that it will be hosting energy efficiency events in Badenoch and Strathspey next week.

New figures released by the Scottish Government's annual Health Survey have indicated that more people living in Scotland have been worried about running out of food in the past year.

Ayrshire Housing has submitted a planning application to build 34 flats in Ayr town centre close to the Gaiety Theatre.

Kingdom Housing Association’s latest development with Campion Homes in Cupar Muir, Fife, has been awarded top honours from Police Scotland, receiving Secured By Design (SBD) Gold Accreditation. Secured By Design is a national police initiative that improves the security of buildings and their

A five-year rolling plan to help meet affordable housing needs across Aberdeen was agreed by councillors this week.

Dundee City Council's neighbourhood services committee will hear on Monday how the latest £3.9 million phase of an external wall insulation (EWI) programme will provide warmer, more energy-efficient homes at over 400 properties.

The Scottish Government has announced that it will provide an extra £1 million to community projects which help low-income households to eat, to deal with the additional pressures of Brexit. The provisions for funding will accommodate for a no-deal Brexit, which is likely to push more people i

The ground has officially been broken at a new housing site at Fraser Walk, New Farm Loch in Kilmarnock where 56 new homes for rent will be built.