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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that 123,000 households had their benefits capped by the end of May 2024, a rise of 61% (46,000) on the previous quarter. The figures published yesterday reveal how many households had their benefits capped between April 2013 and May 2024.

An Edinburgh-based PR agency has partnered with Cyrenians to help the charity continue its work to tackle homelessness. Building Relations, which specialises in property and the built environment, will be supporting the charity in a variety of ways, including fundraising, volunteering and awareness

The Scottish Housing Regulator will welcome Dr Abhishek Agarwal as a new board member from 1 October 2024. Over the past decade, Abhi has committed himself to effective governance. He has served as a board member and chair of the Grampian Housing Group.

“Partnership work is about relationships, it's knowing people, it's understanding each of us have roles and responsibilities but keeping in mind what we're all trying to achieve at the end of the day and that's the outcomes for people that live in our communities to allow them to thrive and su

Hillcrest has announced the upcoming retirement of its chief executive, Angela Linton, who will be stepping down from her role in June 2025. Ms Linton has been at the heart of Hillcrest’s success since becoming CEO in 2014, and her departure marks the conclusion of a truly remarkable era in th

A major new test of change has been launched to explore how to break down barriers to support faced by tens of thousands of people in Scotland who face multiple disadvantages – with their experience made worse by unequal access to help. No Wrong Door Scotland will draw on a wide range of profe

Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report for a cross party group of MSPs.

Social enterprise Changeworks has made a difference to over 150,000 householders since its home decarbonisation strategy launched in 2022, according to its latest impact report. Innovative service development and partnership working has been key for the organisation towards achieving its aim of ensu

In excess of 26,000 customers were assisted by the Highland Council’s Welfare Support Team and Citizens Advice during 2023/24 for support with welfare, debt and housing issues. As a result, financial gains for clients exceeded £26.8 million, representing a £17.32 return for every &

Fife Council’s cost of living support programme will continue to help Fifers cope with ever increasing household costs, into 2025/26. Councillors at a cabinet meeting last week were asked to:

Data specialist Housemark has welcomed customer experience consultancy CGA Experience as the latest addition to the newly launched Housemark Hub. This news comes hot on the heels of 3C Consultants, a housing IT & Data consultancy, joining the Hub, as Housemark continues to bring together careful

Modular construction specialist Connect Modular recently paid a visit to The Alex Linkston Skills Centre for Sustainable Living at West Lothian College, in the first of many engagement activities lined up with the further and higher education provider. West Lothian College is situated adjacent to We

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) is consulting on proposed changes to the Annual Return on the Charter (ARC) indicators. The ARC indicators are the key way in which all social landlords report to the Regulator their performance in achieving the standards and outcomes in the Scottish Social Housi

Springfield Properties has returned to paying dividends earlier than expected as a result of its focus on debt reduction over the past year and its confidence in a recovering sales market. Announcing its FY24 results to 31 May, the group confirmed it is on track to report results for FY25 in line wi

Plans to convert a historic north Glasgow building into student accommodation have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. The proposals concern the A-listed former North British Locomotive Company offices, Springburn.