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Gavin Smart The UK government is to press ahead with proposals to introduce a seven-day waiting period before claimants are eligible for Universal Credit.

Kay Blair The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has welcomed the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing’s new report ‘A blueprint for Scotland’s future’.

Charities have called on the Scottish Government to explain how it will use its pending new powers to improve benefits and cut poverty. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) will convene 180 delegates at a welfare rights conference in Glasgow today.

Angus Robertson The SNP has submitted an amendment to the Scotland Bill that will allow the Scottish Parliament to introduce full fiscal autonomy.

Eilidh Whiteford SNP MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford has called on the UK government to consider the ongoing impact of its austerity agenda on housing.

Glasgow based construction company CCG has commenced the construction of 18 new build residential flats in the Park Area of the city’s West End. The new build development on Lynedoch Street has been designed by Carrick McCormack McIntyre and will take one year to complete.

Fergus Ewing The Scottish Government has outlined its strategy to cut carbon in Scotland’s heat system.

Work has almost been completed on ten new homes across two sites in Carnoustie and Inverness for Houses for Heroes Scotland. The developments are shortly to be handed over to charity Scottish Veterans Garden City Association (SVGCA) and will soon be occupied by veterans. Both projects are being deli

North Lanarkshire Council has announced the results of its recent tenant housing service survey. With almost 4,000 responses received, 84 per cent of participants said they were 'very' or 'fairly satisfied' with their housing service.

Bield is highlighting the important role that friendship can play in assisting older people to enjoy happy and fulfilled lives. The housing and care provider’s befriending initiative has already proved hugely successful across its developments and is now being launched at Gordon Court Retirement H

The people power of over 20,000 Scottish households has succeeded in unlocking group discounted electricity and gas offers in Scotland. The electricity and gas offers have been unlocked as part of the Big Energy Switch, a national group switching campaign run by Scotland’s newest consumer network,

Ian Brennan The Scottish Housing Regulator has announced it is extending the statutory appointment of a manager to Muirhouse Housing Association for a further six months.

Philip Hogg Homes for Scotland has welcomed the publication of a major report which called for a radical look at the future direction of housing policy in Scotland.

Rachel Reeves A tribunal in England has ruled that separated parents are being wrongly charged with the ‘bedroom tax’ in a ruling that can open the floodgates for thousands of claimants.

TIS has announced the winners of the 2015 TIS National Excellence Awards, in association with the Scottish Government and sponsored by Dundee City Council. The winners were announced at a dazzling awards ceremony on Saturday, hosted by Glasgow born actress, Libby McArthur.