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Alex Neil Charities and groups that work with people who receive benefits will play a crucial role in developing Scotland’s new social security powers, social justice secretary Alex Neil will say today.

Aileen McLeod Scottish landowners will have to accept “the public responsibilities that come with that ownership” following the introduction of new land reform legislation.

Roman Fields Places for People has picked up two further accolades for an affordable housing development in the former mining village of Twechar, East Dunbartonshire.

Housing minister Margaret Burgess with Fortune Place resident Mrs Jean Ross Housing minister Margaret Burgess has visited the first residents at a recently completed development that is set to become a new model of housing for older people.

Prospect Community Housing has launched a new website which aims to bring together online services for tenants with community information for everyone. The new site is fully mobile friendly, automatically adjusting so it can be viewed on any device including smartphones.

Contractors building Stirling Council’s ambitious affordable housing project at Goosecroft Road have given a boost to the local community. Construction and manufacturing business CCG (Scotland) Ltd visited Start-Up Stirling last week to contribute a substantial donation, as part of their community

Naomi Eisenstadt The Scottish Government’s new independent adviser has pledged to hold ministers to account over its efforts to lift people out of poverty.

Scottish Veterans Residences’ new supported housing development for veterans in the East End of Glasgow has been commended in the Saltire Society’s Housing Design Awards 2015. The £6.7 million housing complex has been helping veterans who struggle with civilian life since it opened in October l

A distant relative of David Livingstone, the famous Scots explorer of Africa, has celebrated her 100th birthday with friends at Bield’s Flexicare Service in Glasgow. Chrissy Miller, who lives in Glasgow and has help seven days a week from Bield’s Glasgow Flexicare team – a service that looks t

Annie Mauger Social landlords in Scotland should consider future tenants when analysing the value for money of what they do, according to a new report.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has agreed to explore the possibility of investing a portion of the pension fund it shares with The Highland Council in building social and affordable housing. Malcolm Burr, chief executive of the Western Isles council, has confirmed that the proposal will be discussed at t

Citizens Advice Scotland has expressed concern about the impact of further welfare cuts, following David Cameron’s speech yesterday. Arguing that the UK should be a "lower tax, lower welfare society", the prime minister said it was wrong to treat "the symptoms of the social and economic problems w

(left to right) Alan Russell, senior manager, Fife Council; Bill Banks, chief executive, Kingdom Housing; Councillor Judy Hamilton, executive spokesperson for housing and building services; Charles Milne, chairman, Kingdom Housing; John Mills, head of housing, Fife Council and leader of Fife Council

(l-r) Alan West, chair of IHA; Margaret Burgess MSP, minister for housing & welfare; Joan Gordon, IHA tenant; Max Steinberg, chair of The Riverside Group Over the last three years Irvine Housing Association (IHA) has attracted inward investment of £6.7 million to support the regeneration of the

Alex Neil Up to 160 new affordable homes will be provided in the north east as part of a Scottish Government-led initiative unveiled yesterday by social justice secretary Alex Neil.