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Josh Littlejohn MBE launches Sleep in the Park Thousands of participants have been invited to the world’s largest ever sleep-out event in Edinburgh city centre with the aim of raising £4 million and catalyse a movement to eradicate homelessness in Scotland within five years.

A group of 24 Scottish charities have come together to urge the UK government to stop the roll-out of the Universal Credit system in Scotland. A major change the benefits system, Universal Credit replaces six existing benefits with one, and is designed to make the benefits process easier. The govern

Plans for the HALO Urban Park The Scottish Government is to invest £5.3 million to turn a former Kilmarnock bottling plant into a low carbon development which will include hundreds of affordable homes.

The completed development in Kiltarlity The Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) has completed a development of 18 new properties for the Highland Council at Balgate Mill in Kiltarlity.

Link Housing Association has achieved the Gold standard of Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland (TPAS Scotland) accreditation in recognition of its excellence in involving tenants and other customers in the delivery of housing services. The award itself is validated by an independent panel

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Ferguslie Park in Paisley. Photo Credit: Google Maps Renfrewshire Council has been recognised for its “clear and ambitious vision” to revitalise the area's economy and address poverty and inequality.

With just under a month to go until Scottish Housing Day, the organisers behind the event are encouraging as many housing organisations as possible to get involved and consider hosting an event to raise public awareness of housing options and the great work people in housing do. Building on the succ

Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn outside the new village project The Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Integration Team describe their visit to the prototype home which is set to take its place in the Social Bite Village in Edinburgh.

(from left) Kevin Nixon, Barry Johnstone, Joe Dewar, Claire McKay, Nancy Robertson, Nikita Watson, Eugene Nugent, Lucie Elliott, Stephen McDowell, James O’Brien, David Turner, Maura Elliott, Jackie Baillie, Violet Smith Bellsmyre Housing Association hosted a fantastic Fun Day on August 26 as part

(from left) Mrs Clayton receiving her flowers with Cordale Housing Association chairperson Margaret McCallion and housing officer Geraldine McKenzie Cordale Housing Association chairperson Margaret McCallion and housing officer Geraldine McKenzie have presented tenant Mrs Clayton with a bouquet of f

Glasgow City Council has been granted additional powers to tackle problems in the private rented sector (PRS) in Govanhill. The local authority became the first in Scotland to be granted powers to designate an Enhanced Enforcement Area (EEA) under Section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 two ye

Jeremy Hewer The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has accused the Social Security (Scotland) Bill of saying little about the powers the Scottish Government could exercise that would assist tenants who need help to sustain their tenancy.

Bob Doris and Maryhill resident George More than 5,000 households have saved an average of more than £400 on their energy bills in the last year thanks to the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.

CVHA chairperson Campbell Boyd (3rd right) is joined by other staff members and minister for local government and housing, Kevin Stewart MSP (2nd right). Also present was Gail Galbraith, McTaggart Construction (3rd left), Linda Fabiani MSP (far left), and South Lanarkshire Council’s director of ho