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Housing bodies have welcomed the UK Government's abolition of the two-child benefit cap but shared their disappointment that the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was not scrapped for good.

Three leading housing organisations have called for a meeting with cabinet secretary for finance and local government Shona Robison ahead of the Scottish Budget to press the need for affordable housing investment. Following landmark research on affordable housing need, Shelter Scotland, CIH Scotland

The UK and Scottish governments must take urgent action to tackle unprecedented levels of hardship facing Scotland’s social tenants, according to a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Soaring building costs and uncertainty over new standards have left a significant funding gap in the Scottish Government’s efforts to end the housing emergency, according to a report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has been awarded the Diversity Network Accreditation Award by the Housing Diversity Network (HDN), recognising its strong leadership, culture, and practice in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the organisation and its memb

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations' new chief executive, Richard Meade, reflects on this week's passing of the Housing (Scotland) Bill and highlights how the organisation helped shape its homelessness prevention measures. As one of the most scrutinised pieces of legislation in Scottish

Scotland must deliver a minimum of 15,693 affordable homes a year in the next Parliament – a total of 78,465 over five years – with at least half of them needed in the east, according to a major new report published today.

Members of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) can now access a new tool assessing how well housing associations have adopted Artificial Intelligence (AI). Delivered in partnership with Altair, the AI Readiness Assessment tool is the first of its kind in the housing sector and wil

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) reflected on recent policy successes at its landmark 50th AGM which saw three people elected to its board.  In his first AGM in charge of SFHA, chief executive Richard Meade highlighted the organisation’s role in successfully campaign

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for long-term funding for the housing budget after new research revealed Scotland needs to build over 15,000 homes per year to meet housing need.

The number and proportion of homes being let to people experiencing homelessness by social landlords increased in 2024/25, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s latest report on landlord performance. Published today, the National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter 2024/

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has announced the appointment of Richard Meade as its new chief executive. Richard will join the national housing body on 8 September from his current role as director of devolved nations at Carers UK. He will replace SFHA’s outgoing chief

Thousands of Scots are living in homes unsuitable for their needs, according to a new report carried out by academics from the University of Stirling’s Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing project (ISPA).

Join hosts Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black as they delve into the complexities of housing adaptations in Scotland. Featuring insights from Professor Vikki McCall from the University of Stirling and SFHA policy manager Susie Fitton, this episode explores the challenges and opportunities in adapting ho

Below is a full transcript of episode 73 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘‘What’s Next For Adaptations?’ with Professor Vikki McCall and Susie Fitton’. Listen to the episode here.