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CIH Scotland is seeking input from its members on how they think new powers in the Scotland Bill can improve social security in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee has launched a call for evidence on the practical implementation of powers relating to social security covere

Angus Robertson Amendments to the Scotland Bill which would effectively give the Scottish Parliament the power to design its own welfare system have been rejected by the UK government.

Julia Unwin A new report has called for an increase in the supply of affordable homes to aid the struggles of vulnerable and working poor people to make ends meet as austerity continues to hit.

Michael Cameron The Scottish Housing Regulator has made more information available about how it assesses risk in registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities in the latest reports in its new ‘How we work’ series.

Say it with flowers……. Amy, one of the people to benefit from the scheme, (left) with her supervisor Lynn in the florists shop Teenagers in Glasgow have been given a new jobs boost after Glen Oaks Housing Association revealed it is to continue its successful partnership with a charity to offer w

Council tenants in North Lanarkshire can inform, get involved and help improve housing services by commenting on a new draft strategy for Tenant Participation. North Lanarkshire Council’s five year plan - 'Inform, Involve, Improve' - puts tenants and customers at the heart of service delivery and

Scotland is well on track to having 500 Living Wage-accredited employers by March 2016 as a further milestone was reached yesterday. Riverside Cottage Nursery in Bathgate has been confirmed as the 250th accredited employer on the same day that Dumfries and Galloway Council was confirmed as the secon

Margaret Burgess A national approach to homelessness prevention has been praised for contributing towards a sixth consecutive annual fall in the number of people who are homeless.

Statistics providing information on lets made by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in 2014-15 have been released by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The yearly report shows that single adult households accounted for 37.2 per cent of all new lets. Another 20.5 per cent of households were single pare

An Edinburgh homeless charity has warned that vital services in the city are being closed or cut back because of a reduction in funding from the council. In a briefing document issued to its staff, Streetwork stated that the City of Edinburgh Council has cut about £200,000 of funding from the organ

EVH has announced that it has received 11 nominations this year for its prestigious Helen McGregor Award. Sponsored by Cunninghame Housing Association, the award recognises the outstanding contributions that individuals make to social employers’ boards, all in a voluntary capacity.

Springfield Properties has submitted plans for a £1 billion new community at Bertha Park, Perth. An application for Planning Permission in Principle including a masterplan has been submitted to Perth & Kinross Council for the 3,000 home development covering an area of 333 hectares. A further de

L to R: Dinah Faulds, chairman Eildon Staff Association, Wilma Gunn MBE, Scottish HART, Trevor Burrows, Eildon Trust Selkirk heart disease charity Scottish H.A.R.T. has been awarded a £500 cheque from the Eildon Trust.

SFHA CEO Mary Taylor is one of the letter's signatories Thirteen of Scotland’s leading charities have appealed to the UK government to find new ways of reducing public spending ahead of £12 billion in additional cuts to the welfare bill in next week’s emergency budget.

Excavation work begins in Glenshellach, Oban Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has got the go ahead to build 27 new homes for rent in Oban and Connel.