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Organisations across the social housing sector are being encouraged to take advantage of a free, online marketing toolkit to help promote and increase Direct Debit sign-up rates. The toolkit, launched earlier this year by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), the company behind Direct Debit in the UK

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Streetwork to announce the plans New actions recommended by the Scottish Government’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group to further tackle rough sleeping this winter are to be put into place thanks to new funds.

The majority of social landlords who provide a factoring service have made improvements to the service but more progress is required, the Scottish Housing Regulator has found. A new report which summarises the findings of the Regulator’s national survey of almost 200 social landlords across Scotla

Credit rating provider Moody’s Public Sector Europe has said that housing associations in the UK have a stable 2018 outlook supported by a more favourable policy environment and effective cost management. In a report issued yesterday, which is an update to the markets and does not constitute a rat

North Lanarkshire Council has approved its five-year Strategic Housing Investment plan (SHIP) which aims to deliver over 1,900 new homes over the next five years, doubling the rate completed over the previous five years. The SHIP, for 2018-19/2022-23, was approved by councillors at a recent meeting

South Lanarkshire Council executive director of housing, Daniel Lowe, and chair of housing, Councillor Josh Wilson South Lanarkshire Council’s plans to deliver 1,000 new homes by 2021 have taken another step forward with the approval of a further 36 homes at 2 sites in East Kilbride and Blantyre.

Just months into his time as CIH vice president Jim Strang has pledged to continue the efforts of current president Alison Inman to tackle domestic abuse when he becomes president in 2018. In an article originally published on the CIH website, Jim Strang makes it clear that domestic is an issue that

Kathy Hoyle Homelessness and inclusion charity Cyrenians has appointed a manager for the Social Bite Village set to provide a home for up to 20 people affected by homelessness.

Graeme Brown The director of housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland, Graeme Brown, has raised concerns over the future sustainability of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) after new figures revealed that the average value of payments made via the scheme has increased by more than 25%.

Tenants of Fife Housing Group are set to benefit from cavity and loft insulation work following the completion of a contract by Everwarm Ltd. Fife Housing Group worked in conjunction with Everwarm and SPA to make the direct award.

Legal aid spending in housing cases, such as evictions due to rent or mortgage arrears, can generate a return which benefits both the recipient and wider society, new research found. Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice, family mediation and representation in a court or tribunal for peo

Ross Martin, chairman of Link Group Ltd (left) and Kevin Stewart, minister for local government and housing Link Group Ltd’s new affordable housing development at City Park, Edinburgh has been officially opened by the minister for local government and housing, Kevin Stewart.

Councils are showing increasing signs of financial stress and could see their cash reserves run out in two to three years, the local authority watchdog has warned. In its annual financial overview published today the Accounts Commission said funding has reduced while costs and demands have increased

Caroline Gardiner, Inverkeithing Primary School head teacher; Bill Banks, Kingdom Group chief executive; Dougie Herd, joint managing director at Campion Homes and the schools pupil councillors from P4 - P7 Pupils from Inverkeithing Primary School are to be involved in Kingdom Housing Association’s

Cloch Housing Association has welcomed Lisa Lees to her temporary post as community development arts worker, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government’s Aspiring Communities Fund. Lisa will be working with two artists who are engaged by local arts community group, Rig Arts in the areas of Mau