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The Scottish Government has been urged to scrap plans for a six-month initial tenancy period for private landlords over fears it could force victims of domestic violence to stay in abusive relationships. Homeless Action Scotland has asked for an amendment to the Private Housing (Tenancies) Bill, set

Patrick Harvie Land reform minister Aileen McLeod has agreed to investigate the options for bringing Scotland's 11,000 hectares of vacant and derelict land into use for housebuilding.

The Scottish Government’s draft Budget Bill 2016-17 has been passed by a majority at the first parliamentary stage. During the debate, deputy first minister John Swinney told MSPs that he will support Scotland’s lowest paid earners and households in a budget that is about “wage rises, not tax

Scotland’s ageing population is at increasing electrical danger with almost 80 per cent of homes in disrepair, according to a new report. Electrical Safety First said that while the vast majority of older people in Scotland want to stay in their own homes, unsafe electrics can make that a risky bu

The launch of Fife’s new Health and Social Care Partnership was officially marked at a conference yesterday. Created by Fife Council and NHS Fife, the partnership is part of the Scottish Government’s ambitious programme of reform to ensure that health and social care provision across Scotland is

Generous staff at West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) gave it their all to raise £4,000 for Dyslexia Scotland and Crohn’s & Colitis UK. The two charities were the nominated corporate charities for 2015 and were presented with their cheques at a celebratory event with WSHA staff.

John presenting cheques to Dedridge Primary School, Braid House, Cederbank School, Eliburn Adult Training Centre and Beatlie School A 73 year old man from Livingston has gone the extra mile raising over £33,000 for charity with plans to continue fundraising.

Queens Cross Housing Association tenants Pinky Li and Neive Kerr feed haggis to a traditional Chinese lion Queens Cross Housing Association held its first-ever joint Chinese New Year and Burns Night celebration this week.

Today’s bumper edition of Homeless Spotlight sees Streetwork highlight its women’s project alongside a blog from its CEO Kenny Forsyth and an interview with a Streetyouth practitioner. By Kenny Forsyth, CEO Streetwork

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has proposed the creation of a community grants programme to help bring Scotland’s thousands of private empty homes back into use. The partnership, which is funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by Shelter Scotland, says that an Empty Homes Commun

The introduction of Universal Credit will leave millions of working families worse off but will eventually encourage more people to work, a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said. The single payment, which combines six benefits including housing benefit into one monthly paym

John Swinney Deputy first minister John Swinney has vowed not to increase taxes for low paid workers as MSPs prepare to debate the Draft Budget 2016/17 for the first time at Holyrood later today.

Social justice secretary Alex Neil launching the LAR Housing Trust in Musselburgh An evaluation report into a new investment vehicle that will provide up to 1,000 affordable homes for rent across Scotland has found no negative impacts identified with the scheme.

Plans to introduce an additional supplement on homeowners buying a second home or buy-to-let property will make it even harder for the most vulnerable tenants to get the accommodation they want at a price they can afford, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has said. Published by the Scottis

Lang Banks WWF Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to increase its fuel poverty spending after three Holyrood committees challenged its plans.