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Over one million adults in Scotland are estimated to have cut back on groceries because of rising energy bills, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found.

Scottish Borders Council has launched a consultation on proposals to reprovision the Night Support overnight care service in a person-centred approach through use of Assistive Technology, supported by a Rapid Response Team who would be on hand locally to respond to alarm activations. The day service

Cala Group has pointed to the Conservatives’ controversial mini-budget last autumn for disrupting an overall “excellent” year in 2022 for the housebuilder.

Almost £50 million of grant funding will be distributed across Glasgow's communities, targeting citizens and communities most in need.

Following final scrutiny by Scottish Ministers, and in line with a decision taken by Aberdeenshire Council on September 21 last year, the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2023 has now been adopted.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has chaired a further meeting of the Scottish Government’s resilience committee (SGoRR) to discuss the ongoing pressures on the health and social care system.

Specialist student accommodation provider Alumno Group has submitted plans for purpose-built student accommodation, including ground-floor commercial space, at Jock’s Lodge in Edinburgh. Located on the corner of Restalrig Road South and London Road, the development will include 191 student roo

The way local government finances are presented by the Scottish Government can lead to raised expectations and a lack of clarity about the reality of what is now possible to deliver on the ground, COSLA said today.

The City of Edinburgh Council has teamed up with environmental charity Changeworks to help homeowners transform the energy efficiency of their homes. Making 166 homes in Oxgangs warmer and fit for the future by improving external wall insulation, more than 50 properties have already received major i

Affordable housing specialists Cullross Ltd will shortly unveil plans to build 72 flats on the site of the former Oxygen nightclub on Brown Street, Dundee. The proposed development would include a mix of one- and two-bedroom flats, with workshop and commercial units at ground floor.

Muirhouse Housing Association has been congratulated by the Scottish Parliament as the landlord marks its 30th anniversary. A motion tabled by Labour MSP for Lothian, Foysol Choudhury praised Muirhouse’s good financial housekeeping in ensuring rent rises remain low in the face of the

More than half of renters (52%) and almost half of people with mortgages (49%) are concerned about their ability to pay their housing costs in 12 months’ time, according to new research commissioned from Ipsos by the Centre for Homelessness Impact. Tenants in the private rented sector are most

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has successfully secured funding of £100k from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to provide its most vulnerable tenants with warm packs to help stay warm as their energy costs continue to rise beyond affordable levels during th

Staff from across Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) rounded off 2022 with a focus on giving back to communities. With three different initiatives covering West Dunbartonshire, Perth and Dundee, the Caledonia team got to work on supporting people and families following what has been a particularly

In light of the ongoing house buying market uncertainty, Taylor Wimpey has proposed a series of changes that it hopes will save £20 million in annual costs. A trading update issued ahead of its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2022 revealed the housebuilder has started a c