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More than £181 million in emergency funding has been accessed by low income households in Scotland since 2013. From when the Scottish Welfare Fund scheme began on 1 April 2013 until 30 September 2018, a total of 316,095 individual households have received awards totalling £181.6 million.

Remarkable, formerly Investors in People Scotland, has announced the appointment of Charles Quinn as the new chair. Charles has over 15 years’ executive leadership experience at some of the world’s most successful technology companies, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. A hig

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has launched a community fund in Scotland to improve and support the lives of local communities in and around its developments. The Barratt and David Wilson Homes Community Fund will donate a total of £3,000 each month to three different charities or organisat

Housing association-backed energy provider Our Power has ceased trading. Directors at the not-for-profit company said the decision was taken “with heartfelt regret” and blamed a “very difficult” and “highly volatile” energy market.

The Scottish Government is to supply £826 million of funding through the 2019/20 budget to increase the supply of affordable homes. The funding will be made available through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme and is a £70 million increase on the current year.

Around £280 million is to be invested in Falkirk Council's housing stock over the next five years for improvements to existing homes and provision of additional homes. In 2019/20 alone, nearly £30m will be spent on improvements to around 4,700 properties including £8m on re-roofing

Dundee City Council lodged a planning application to build its first social housing development for several years. Submitted to planning officers by the council’s own architects, the proposal outlines plans to build 35 homes on land at Murrayfield Place, Murrayfield Drive, Whitfield Avenue and

SHARE is pleased to announce the introduction of a new course in early 2019. Squaring the Circle, developed and delivered by All-in, the training arm of Glasgow Homelessness Network, will look at the practical housing support that may be needed for tenants who have previously experienced homelessnes

Eildon Housing Association was delighted to give support to the newly opened Men’s Shed in Kelso by donating four personal computers and cupboards which had become excess to the organisation’s requirements. The Kelso Men's Shed already has 63 members and still counting - is open 3 days e

England should follow Scotland’s lead and introduce open-ended tenancies for private renters, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). The left-wing think tank said so-called “no-fault” evictions should be terminated, alongside other sweeping re

An incredible £19,294 was raised in Dundee in sponsorships for Sleep in the Park 2018. Around 100 Dundee City Council staff and partners braved the elements and took part in the world’s biggest sleep-out to raise funds to tackle homelessness.

A group of CALA Homes employees across Scotland are ready for the build of a lifetime as they prepare to travel to Cambodia to support in building safe homes for vulnerable families. The team has been selected to join the CALA Build 2019 team, which will travel to the Battambang province of Cambodia

Orkney has finally been crowned the UK’s best place to live, following the past two years as runner up. The archipelago, famed for its spectacular landscapes and archaeological treasures,  sealed the top spot in the 2019 Bank of Scotland Quality of Life Survey based on Orcadians’ hi

New analysis which reveals that around 7,000 fewer homes a year are being built in Scotland than needed shows need for a long-term focus on increasing the supply of new build affordable housing, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said. The study, released by BBC Scotland, fou

One homeless person is dying while sleeping rough in Glasgow every month, a charity has revealed. The manager of The Lodging House Mission, which hosts the Glasgow Winter Night Shelter, said the popularity of drugs such as valium and opiates could be a contributing factor for the rising number of de