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(from left) Nicola King (Bawbags), Holly Edwards (Cyrenians) and Willie MacDonald (bawbags) Scottish underwear brand Bawbags has partnered with homelessness charity Cyrenians to provide an often-overlooked necessity for people struggling with homelessness.

Contributions to the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) are to increase by 50% after the scheme’s deficit rose to £1.5 billion. Consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP), which was sent the long-awaited results of the September 2017 valuation of the SHPS, revealed that the deficit increased fr

Richard Soldan Lane Clark & Peacock partner Richard Soldan discusses the impact of the September 2017 valuation of the Social Housing Pension Scheme.

Homelessness charity Crisis has called for a seven-day limit on the use of temporary accommodation in Scotland after new research revealed the detrimental impact it can have on the lives of homeless people. The charity’s report charts the experience of 74 people living in B&Bs, hotels or unsup

A software solutions companies is lending a hand by offering Glasgow pensioners the chance to improve their IT skills. Bield tenants at Eamont Lodge Court in Dowanhill, Armadale Court in Greenock and Elderslie Court in the city centre are logging on and linking up with the help of employees from Que

Rock Trust property officer Tammy Reilly details a new Rent Deposit Scheme project which aims to help young people secure tenancies in the private sector. What are the causes of homelessness? We ask again and again. We share evidence. We share reports. Some of the answers change, some stay the same.

Staff from East Kilbride Housing Association dressed up in pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A new energy price cap will not be applicable to customers on three in ten dual-fuel deals, some of which cost almost £200 more than the cap per year for a medium energy user, a consumer group has warned. Research by Which? looked at all energy deals available and identified more than 70 fixed deal

In a guest blog written for Inclusion Scotland, the Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights a new guide for disabled people living in Scotland looking at social housing, the private rented sector and adaptations (for all tenures). In December 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission la

A view of planned homes at Countesswells Stewart Milne Homes has been granted planning permission for an additional 121 homes at Aberdeen’s newest community at Countesswells.

CALA Homes (West) and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been granted planning approval from East Dunbartonshire Council for a development of 163 private and affordable homes at the former Broomhill Hospital in Kirkintilloch. The application was unanimously approved by the planning board, subject to

Architect’s impression of the 57 new homes for the former Maxwelltown Works in the Hilltown Plans by Caledonia Housing Association to deliver 57 affordable homes at the former Maxwelltown Works in Dundee have been recommended for approval by council planners.

Janet Allan with the award Shire Housing Association has been recognised for its commitment to continuous improvement and to providing excellent customer services.

Jim Barclay Following on from last week’s Annual Homelessness Conference, Glasgow Homeless Network’s Jim Barclay issues a challenge to the sector to work closer together to end homelessness in Scotland.

Professor Glen Bramley Urban studies professor Glen Bramley is among four leading housing scholars to have been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences following nomination by the Housing Studies Association (HSA).