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Scottish charity Bethany Christian Trust is taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2021 and aims to raise £20,000 in one week to support those without a home this winter. During the Christmas Challenge week donations towards the charity’s Buy a Bed campaign will be gener

Tenants of GHA are being asked for their views on plans for a massive £54 million transformation of the Wyndford community in Maryhill.

North Lanarkshire Council has outlined its vision for housing and housing services across communities in its new five-year housing plan which will see it deliver on its ambitions to transform and regenerate communities, reduce inequality and disadvantage and create opportunities for people to achiev

In Co-Production Week, Doug Gibson from Homeless Network Scotland explores the layers of partnership and collaboration sitting behind the scaling up of Scotland’s Housing First ambition. More than 100 public and third sector leaders are coming together this morning to learn about and discuss t

A new video combining animation and innovation is offering a helping hand to new tenants of Elderpark Housing.

Stark figures illustrating the deeply concerning level of fuel poverty and tough financial decisions being faced by residents throughout the Highland region, particularly those in rural areas, were presented to members of the local authority's corporate resources committee yesterday.

A scheme delivering additional council homes in North Lanarkshire has hit a new milestone with a 500th property being purchased. North Lanarkshire Council, Scotland’s largest local authority landlord, launched its open market purchase scheme in April 2018, as an expansion to its Empty Homes Pu

Andrew Cowie, a member of the Accounts Commission, discusses future reporting on the performance of Scotland’s housing benefit services. Every year, Scotland’s councils pay out £1.4 billion in housing benefit. Council benefit services are a lifeline service to many needing vital he

Aberdeen Cyrenians has announced that its interim chief executive, Chris Bennett-Taylor, has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Mr Bennett-Taylor was appointed interim chief executive in July following the departure of Mike Burns to the national mental health charity, Penumbra, having

Concern around climate change has never been higher, but consumers need more information on the steps they need to take to reduce emissions, a new briefing from the Energy Consumers Commission released today warns. The Commission found that consumers are making low impact ‘social norm’ t

The Scottish Government has backed Glasgow City Council's decision to reject plans for flats and commercial units at the site of a former police station.

Whiteburn Projects' first phase redevelopment of Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen has been awarded Small Development of the Year 2021 by Homes for Scotland.

The Scottish Government is being urged to give pensioners in poverty and low income an extra £50 to help with the cost of heating their homes this winter.

The UK Government has refused to back a cross-party effort in the House of Lords to decriminalise homelessness, by not accepting amendments that would repeal the Vagrancy Act.  

Councils will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of their local communities under legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament. Under the legislation, all local authorities will be required to establish a short-term lets licensing scheme by October 2022. Existin