Aberdeen City Council

Members of an Aberdeen City Council committee have been given updates on capital programme projects ranging from a major roads project to progress on new council housing. The Finance and Resources Committee heard yesterday that works continue to progress at the housing proje

Families across Aberdeen are being encouraged to find out what financial support they could be eligible to receive. The Support for Families information leaflet has been produced by the Financial Inclusion Team for families who are on a low income and have children currently attending school.

The second phase of Aberdeen City Council's consultation closed on November 12 having drawn 2,654 responses.

More than £2 million is still available for community projects through a scheme managed by Aberdeen City Council. The council was awarded £3.8m from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Communities and Place.

Work has begun to refresh plans aiming to support people experiencing poverty while living in Aberdeen. The Anti-Poverty Outcome Improvement Group met with external advisers at a workshop on 19 September to begin updating the Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP), which sets out plans for making the

An extensive consultation with residents and owners in eight Aberdeen city centre multi-storeys has been launched as part of the production of a full options appraisal for the future of the buildings. The consultation, which is online as well as copies available in drop-in sessions, will explore vie

The second phase of major public consultation to help shape Aberdeen City Council’s spending plans has been launched. The rising cost of delivering public services means that the council must plan for a funding shortfall of £83 million over the next four years, which includes £35m

People living in Aberdeen are being invited to share their views on what matters most to them at a series of Community Planning drop-in events, which get underway this month. Community Planning Aberdeen is the name for the local partnership of public, private and third sector organisations and commu

More than 22,000 council homes in Aberdeen are currently being reviewed for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) – a lightweight building material used between the 1950s and 1990s. Although Aberdeen City Council is not expected to have many homes built with RAAC, the c

Council tenants from across Aberdeen are being encouraged to have their say on increasing investment in the city’s housing stock.

Councillors have approved the creation and operation of an Aberdeen City Council Trusted Trader Scheme (ACCTTS) as part of the Home Improvements sector. ACCTTS aims to provide a list of local businesses who have agreed to be vetted by Trading Standards, so that they have an understanding of their ri

The key achievements and successes of Community Planning Aberdeen and our communities were set out in the Annual Outcome Improvement Report for 2022-23, along with the Locality Plan Annual Reports 2022-23 for North, South and Central Localities. The reports that went before Community Planning Aberde

Work is continuing to be undertaken to bring empty properties back into use across Aberdeen.

A range of proposals for tackling poverty in Aberdeen have been brought forward – including bidding for a share of a £1.8 million fund to tackle food insecurity. The council’s Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee this week welcomed a report from external advisers outlining potenti

Planning permission has been granted to deliver supported living bungalows on the site of a former Aberdeen school.