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The UK Government should immediately update its package of support to help households with soaring energy bills before the cost-of-living crisis grips even harder following October’s energy price cap increase, according to a new report by a group of MPs.

The Blantyre Youth Development Team, Blantyre Community Council, Blantyre Miners Welfare, Hyper Cyber Youth Café (Regen Fx) and Blantyre Soccer Academy have aech received £1000 each from Cruden Building, the firm constructing a new Blantyre housing and care development site.

Home Group in Scotland has been ranked in the top five best workplace for women. The provider of housing, health and care services, placed 5th in the UK in the Best Workplaces for Women Awards 2022 in the super large category.

Over 800 people attended Link Group's Summer Fun Day which was hosted by the housing and tenant engagement teams. The event was held at Bathgate Thistle football club’s Creamery Park ground earlier this month and celebrated Link’s 60th anniversary.

More than a third of people living in Scotland don’t have a safe and secure place to store their bikes at home with people living in high-rise buildings, tenement flats and apartment blocks being the worst affected, a new report has shown. Research by the country’s national cycling group

Developers behind a housing proposal on Bridge of Allan greenbelt land are appealing its non-determination by Stirling Council. Allanwater Homes submitted a planning application for 46 homes on a site off the town’s Blairforkie Drive in February this year.

Conservative MSP Miles Briggs is to bring forward new legislation that will ensure no planning decisions made locally would be overturned after highlighting new figures local authorities were overruled on almost half of all planning appeals in the last year. The Planning and Environmental

Juliet Mountford is to take up the role of director of services at Crisis from September, the charity announced today. Juliet started her career in housing and has worked for over a decade as a senior civil servant in five Government Departments including the Cabinet Office and No.10.

Blairtummock Housing Association, Gardeen Housing Association and Provanhall Housing Association have appointed Lisa Slavin as an energy advisor. Working in partnership with Connect Community Trust, the three associations were successful in securing funding from Energy Savings Trust.

Councils across Scotland have been encouraged to apply for a share of £4.8 billion levelling up funds as the application deadline approaches. Local authorities have until Tuesday, August 2 to submit an application for the UK Government’s funding, which aims to deliver on plans

Customers can feel reassured after River Clyde Homes (RCH) Group was awarded Cyber Essentials Accreditation, a scheme supported by the Government NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre). This follows an online assessment submission that included detailed information on the housing association and

Investment of up to £300,000 will help support money and welfare advice services in some of Scotland’s most remote locations.

People in Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen, Fife, Moray, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire are now able to apply for Adult Disability Payment. This means Adult Disability Payment is now available in 13 council areas ahead of opening nationwide on 29 August. It is the twelfth and most

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has made a detailed planning application to East Lothian Council for infrastructure works, which forms a key part of the delivery of the new neighbourhood Dolphingstone, near Wallyford.

The sun was shining for Kingdom Housing Association’s Summer Gathering at Blair Drummond Safari Park on Saturday 16th July.