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Members of staff at ng homes were in for a Valentine’s surprise when they arrived at work.

A Borders money advice service delivered by three housing associations has teamed up with a social enterprise to help people feed their families cook good food for less. Financial Inclusion Project Borders (FIPB) is a free and confidential money advice service funded by the National Lottery Communit

Architecture practice 7N has revealed its full vision for a mixed use neighbourhood of more than 900 new homes at Western Harbour on Edinburgh’s waterfront.  To be delivered in collaboration with Forth Ports Ltd and Rettie and Co, the development will deliver 938 homes within a

The lives of people begging on the streets of Edinburgh are characterised by poverty, poor health, addiction and abuse, according to hard-hitting new research. Researchers commissioned jointly by the Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership and housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland found e

Glasgow could become the first city in the UK to pilot changes to the asylum process after a multi-agency taskforce recommended a number of proposed reforms. The city is keen to lead the way on proposed changes to the existing system agreed by partners on its Asylum Taskforce, which includes the Hom

Shelter Scotland has appointed Gordon MacRae as head of communications and policy, returning to a role he left four years ago. Gordon leaves his role as chief executive of the Scottish Humanists Society to join the housing and homelessness charity.

Plans to deploy immigration officials to Dublin’s lead homelessness agency have been approved by Cabinet. The move was agreed by ministers last Tuesday because of an increase in the number of non-EU nationals presenting as homeless, the Sunday Independent reports.

Lintel Trust’s annual charity golf tournament, which is celebrating its 25th year, will return to Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club on Friday 14 June 2019. The popular fundraising event, sponsored by Cruden and Sidey, will see golfers from across the housing sector take to the club&rsq

Southside Housing Association (SHA) has struck a £30 million deal with Handelsbanken plc to help finance new build properties and a comprehensive programme of housing improvements. The Glasgow landlord will use the loan facility from the Swedish bank to support the finance of upgrades to exist

Wheatley Group is given more school leavers the opportunity to get their career off to a flying start with plan to recruit 31 young people to its award-winning Modern Apprenticeship programme. Wheatley has 25 Business Administration and six Environmental Apprenticeships up for grabs for people aged

Hot on the heels of placing 42nd in the Sunday Times’ 100 Best UK Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For List, Port of Leith Housing Association has received two additional accolades.

The keys to Berwickshire Housing Association’s latest modern affordable homes at Acredale in Eyemouth have been given to the tenants moving in to their new homes. The new form the third phase of BHA’s new house building at Acredale, providing 30 new homes and contributing to the much nee

People who are homeless in Edinburgh face an 18-month wait for permanent accommodation, new statistics have shown. New figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request, and reported by the Edinburgh Evening News, found that the average single adult who declares themselves homeless in the capit

New research into the levels of destitution experienced by people seeking asylum has identified an urgent need for a national action plan to tackle asylum and migrant destitution in Scotland. The research, coordinated by the Destitute Asylum Seeker Service, a Glasgow-based project coordinated by the

A fast-track modern apprenticeship programme to attract people of all ages to pursue a rewarding career in the housebuilding sector will be piloted from today to mark the start of Scotland’s Apprenticeship Week. Housebuilder and offsite construction solutions provider Stewart Milne Group has l