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Volunteers are being asked to shape Scotland’s new, fairer social security system. Applications are open to people from any background with experience of the current benefits system to join the Scottish Government’s Social Security Experience Panels.

The University of Aberdeen has secured £150,000 for a new project to help build integrated and diverse communities in the North East.

A majority of responses to the Scottish charity law consultation support changes aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and public trust in charities. The consultation suggested an external register of charity trustees; publishing annual reports and accounts in full for all charities on th

Glasgow Sheriff Court has granted court orders preventing Serco from evicting five asylum seekers by lock change until the next hearing.

East Dunbartonshire Council has given the green light for 38 new affordable homes to be built in Kirkintilloch.

Molendinar Park Housing Association (MPHA) has welcomed two new members of staff to its team. Alexis Cosgrove has joined the Association as senior housing officer and Natalie O’Raw as corporate services officer.

The first trainees to enrol on Kingdom Housing Association’s initial three-year Trainee Programme have successfully completed their training and celebrated their appointment to permanent jobs. Brendan Slater, Morgan Anderson and Michael Mayes with Bill Banks, Kingdom group chief exec

Knowes Housing Association was delighted to be selected for a visit to its office in Faiflley by Ofgem’s chief executive officer, executive director and four members of the Ofgem board. The group travelled up from their London HQ to see first-hand the excellent work Knowes has carried out in t

A ground-breaking new scheme which will make it easier for people get on the housing ladder is getting set to be launched by North Ayrshire Council. The Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME) initiative will also aim to support home owners who want to downsize from their current property into more suitable

Queens Cross Housing Association hit the nail on the head with its latest bid to help tenants learn new skills and get them more involved with their local community. Boomerang’s workshop leader Owen Parsell (left) and Queens Cross wood workers Jennifer Hook and Steven Carrick show off some of

Money raised from a clothing drive organised by River Clyde Homes has been donated to two Greenock primary schools. Following the sale, held at the Craigend Resource Centre in Greenock, £300 was distributed between local schools, All Saints and Kings Oak.

The hard work of seven primary schools in the Borders has been recognised with their well-deserved win in a national site hoarding competition.

To mark 100 years since a landmark piece of legislation paved the way for council housing, the BBC’s local government correspondent Jamie McIvor looks at how the Addison Act developed in Scotland.

Midlothian Council needs to deal with a “significant budget shortfall” as it faces further pressures as Scotland’s fastest-growing council, the local government public spending watchdog has said. In a report out today, the Accounts Commission said the council urgently needs a mediu

Persimmon’s action to improve customer satisfaction levels following complaints about the quality of homes and leasehold charges has resulted in weaker first-half revenue for the firm.