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Low-income families in Scotland with a child under six will be able to apply for £10 per child, per week to assist with living costs from November, with payments to start from the end of February.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday that from Monday, face to face advice provision can resume for welfare, debt and income maximisation purposes as Scotland remains in Phase 3 of its coronavirus lockdown. From 24 August organised outdoor contact sports, some outdoor live ev

The Highland Council's communities and place committee has approved an engagement framework to hear from communities and individuals about the impacts and learning from COVID-19. This will also be used to improve and develop closer participation and involvement with communities to help drive forward

A playhouse listed on Airbnb as a joke has been booked by a family of four for a weekend break.

Michelle Meldrum will take over the role of chief executive at Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) when Helen Forsyth retires at the end of October. Ms Meldrum joins BHA after recently leaving Gentoo Group in the North East of England, having been executive director of operations there since 2015

The Scottish Government should revert the notice period for evictions in the social housing sector on the grounds of anti-social behaviour back to one month from three to prevent suffering from other household members, tenants, and communities, according to the Scottish Federation of Housing Associa

Caledonia Housing Association has secured planning permission from West Dunbartonshire Council to press ahead with the first phase in its £30 million regeneration of the Bellsmyre area of Dumbarton, beginning with the construction of 66 new affordable homes along Muir Road.

The Everyone Home Collective of 30 charities and academics concerned with homelessness in Scotland are inviting views and opinion from today on their latest Route Map, dealing with No Recourse to Public Funds and issues around asylum and immigration as that relates to homelessness.

East Lothian Council has today launched a new project which will offer affordable, sustainable and fair energy for all residents as part of a joint commitment to help eradicate fuel poverty. Powered by People’s Energy, the UK’s only community interest company energy supplier,&n

The Housing First Scotland Pathfinder programme launched officially in April 2019 in Aberdeen/shire, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling. This was following a ramping-up period that began in August 2018, exactly two years ago this week, when the first tenants moved into properties in Glasgow all

A Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) income advice officer has secured over £2.4 million in financial gains through their work in advocacy and income maximisation. Laura Reilly, who joined the Association in 2018, is credited with helping more than 420 residents in the north-east Glasgow area

East Lothian Council has granted full planning permission for a 250-home development in Whitecraig, while an application for a care village at North Berwick was rejected. In 2018, planning permission in principle was granted for a development of 250 homes east of Cowpits Road.

Planning permission has been granted to build new homes as part of a housing estate in Dundonald.

Kirkwood Homes’ plan to increase the size of its Linlathen Village development in Broughty Ferry has been waved through on appeal after it was knocked back by councillors.

A decision on a planning application to build 155 new homes in Inverness is being deferred to allow for more information to be gathered regarding fears of overdevelopment and flooding.