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Sanctions on welfare payments cost more to administer than they save and are being handed out without evidence that they actually work, according to today’s report from the National Audit Office (NAO). The independent watchdog of state spending said that imposing a financial penalty on a claimant

Bill Banks Kingdom Housing Association has launched a Community Initiatives Fund to provide donations of up to a maximum of £2,000 for local voluntary organisations working to improve the communities where the Association operates.

Landa Rolland from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland recalls the moment when they surprised the Shettleston Community Growing Project in Glasgow with the news that their application for £127, 986 was successful. It was a dreich Thursday morning in Glasgow’s east end when Big Lottery Fund Scotland pro

TV weatherman Seán Batty meets GHA tenant Elizabeth Bashir and plumber Davie McInnes to launch the WinterReady initiative Wheatley Group has launches an initiative which offers a free service for people over 60 to ensure their homes are prepared for winter.

Over 86,000 Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) awards totalling over £44 million were made by Scotland’s councils over a six month period to support housing costs and mitigate against the ‘bedroom tax’. The DHP scheme provides financial assistance towards housing costs for those claiming hou

Richard Jennings Richard Jennings has been appointed managing director at Castle Rock Edinvar after Alistair Steele announced he was to step down from the role at the end of the year.

Nine rogue landlords have been barred from renting properties in Glasgow after failing to meet legal obligations. Glasgow City Council's licensing and regulatory committee found that the men, six of whom owned flats in the Govanhill area, were unfit to rent out property after all landlords failed to

A derelict piece of land in North Sighthill is to be completely transformed after the City of Edinburgh Council finalised contracts with Keepmoat for a £35 million regeneration scheme that will also provide investment in the wider community. Work is due to start on site in February 2017 and will co

The homes allocated for sale Sanctuary Scotland has submitted revised plans to build affordable homes on the site of the former Craigbank housing estate in Nitshill, Glasgow.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the areas of risk it will focus on in its annual risk assessment. The Regulator will continue to focus on good services for tenants and well-governed Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) that manage resources to ensure their financial well-being.

It is with great sadness that Elderpark Housing Association announces the death of management committee member Andrew McQuilter. Andrew was a local resident and joined the management committee in 2014.

Scotland’s councils face “significant challenges” managing their finances as rising demand for services and falling income could results in a combined funding gap of £553m by 2018/19, according to a new report from the Accounts Commission. In its financial overview published today, the local

Plans to build 150 new houses in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee have been rejected by councillors despite having been recommended for approval by council officers. Kirkwood Homes had submitted plans to Dundee City Council’s development management committee which would have seen up to 150 houses

What does a day in planning enforcement look like? A pertinent question for Katherine Pollard, the network manager at the RTPI’s National Association of Planning Enforcement (NAPE). Since my first day in 2015 I’ve been guided and am working alongside a dedicated voluntary committee which represe

The proportion of complaints to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) about council housing is twice as high in Aberdeen as in the rest of Scotland. The Press and Journal reports that of the 80 cases taken to the watchdog last year, 42 concerned issues with accommodation. Across local govern