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West Dunbartonshire Council's Working4U service has been praised nationally for the high standard of welfare rights and money advice it provides residents. The service successfully gained accreditation in the Scottish National Standards for the Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP).

The Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has released its annual report for 2020/2021 showcasing its work to represent tenants throughout the city and ensuring tenant influence in housing policy and service decisions. The primary objective of the umbrella organisation of tenants’ and residents&r

The Scottish Land Commission has strengthened its Good Practice team this month with the appointment of Calum Stewart and Karen Grant as good practice advisers. Calum Stewart and Karen Grant will support the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit fr

The Local Authority Forum of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) in Scotland is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week. It first started out with just three attendees and over the years has grown to more than 25. At the height of the pandemic, the forum went from meeting once a

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) writes in our COP26SHN feature that its members are working to tackle climate change by using sustainable and highly energy efficient methods to build homes. A new survey pubished by SFHA has been published as COP26 turns its attention to the th

Ruth Whatling has joined Homeless Network Scotland in the role of head of policy & equality, a newly created post that speaks to a growing awareness and importance placed on equality considerations in ending homelessness in Scotland. Ms Whatling joins Homelessness Network Scotland on a two-year

Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, has hailed Wheatley, Scotland’s largest housing, care and property-management group, as a “key and trusted partner”. Ms Robison was addressing Wheatley Group Board during its penultima

Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) is calling for support to progress ambitious plans to bring new housing to the East End of Glasgow. The forward-thinking housing association is focused on developing 160 homes across three sites, but plans have currently been halted as critical work is required on

The number of homeless people being housed in B&Bs in West Lothian has more than doubled over the last year. West Lothian, which has the second-highest number of homeless presentations in Scotland, had developed a Rapid Rehousing Transition programme (RRTP) that was starting to ease the numbers

Sport for young people is in line for a cash boost thanks to a link-up between Elderpark Housing and a technology company. Together them two organisations have announced a £2000 cash windfall for groups in Glasgow’s Govan area.

Catherine Hall, a member of the Policy and Practice Team at CIH Scotland before leaving to pursue a PhD in environmental law, discusses equality, diversity and inclusion in the aftermath of COVID-19. As we continue to better understand Covid-19, there exists a growing realisation that the virus was

Planning applications will have to show how they help meet Scotland’s ambitious targets to cut emissions to net-zero by 2045 to get approval under new proposals tabled by the Scottish Government. Applications that create more town centre homes or help reuse vacant and derelict land will be mor

Construction and building firm, the JR Group, has handed over the keys to 36 much-needed, modern retirement homes to Link Group.

Work has started on a prestigious new-build housing development in Dalkeith town centre. The development is Midlothian Council’s first ‘Passivhaus’ housing project.

Glasgow’s Homeless Health and Asylum Team has been honoured at the prestigious Scottish Health Awards. The team based at Hunter Street in Glasgow's East End won the hotly contested People’s Choice Award in recognition of their frontline work with some of the city’s most vulnerable