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Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) CEO Sally Thomas has announced she will leave the organisation in autumn 2025, following eight years in post. As SFHA marks its fiftieth anniversary, Sally’s leadership has established the organisation as the voice of housing associations

Thousands of families across Scotland face years of anguish in overcrowded, insecure, and expensive homes as a result of the country’s housing emergency, according to a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations and Wheatley Group.  

Housing associations face a challenging insurance market amid huge increases in premiums, research commissioned by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found.

CIH Scotland, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and Shelter Scotland have commissioned new research to identify affordable housing need in Scotland post-2026.

Calls have been made for long-term funding for social home-building, as statistics showed the number of homes delivered continues to slow. 

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has urged the Scottish Government to reverse cuts to the affordable housing budget as it launches a campaign highlighting the country’s spiralling housing waiting lists and the impact of waiting for a social home. 

Grant funding of £1 million will be made available to registered social landlords and third sector partners to fund work to help sustain tenancies and prevent homelessness, the Scottish Government has announced. The funding was announced by social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville as p

Ending Scotland’s housing emergency must be the First Minister’s top priority after the Scottish Government saw a £3.4 billion uplift in yesterday's UK Budget, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

The Scottish Government has been warned its cuts to grants housing associations receive to pay for adaptations for older and disabled tenants’ homes risks trapping patients in hospital amid record bed-blocking in the NHS.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) in partnership with HACT has released the evaluation report into its Fuel Support Fund from 2021-2024 which demonstrates the significant impact the Fund has had on social housing tenants across Scotland, generating over £37.5 million in s

Ministers have come under fire after yesterday's record-breaking homelessness statistics were followed up by new figures that revealed a sharp drop in the number of new homes being built.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) marked its 49th Annual General Meeting yesterday which saw Grampian's Craig Stirrat and Melville's Caron Quinn elected to its board. Against the backdrop of Scottish Housing Day, the AGM had a focus on a theme that resonates with us al

Linking in with this year’s theme for Scottish Housing Day of Homes for Life, Grampian Housing Association staff enjoyed a seminar delivered by the SFHA (Scottish Federation of Housing Associations) and Smart Rural, part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal (ACRD). Home environmental monitoring sy

Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes. Outlining his first PfG as first minister, John S

SFHA policy manager, Susie Fitton, on why government must fund aids and adaptions. We know that the Scottish Government is facing significant financial pressures ahead of this week’s fiscal statement and Programme for Government – there’s no getting away from the fact that it&rsquo