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Community health and social care finances are increasingly precarious and Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) must urgently work with their partners in the NHS and councils to reform ...

COSLA has today launched its latest budget lobbying campaign which calls on the Scottish Government to 'Invest Locally in Scotland’s Future'. The Accounts Commission has projected a ...

Improved access to housing, education and health services and tackling discrimination are at the heart of a new Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan agreed between the Scottish Government and ...

Scotland’s new strategy to support refugees and people seeking asylum with settling into their community was celebrated with an event at the University of Glasgow. The New ...

Scotland’s councils faced a collective gap of up to £585 million between the money needed to deliver services and the money available when setting their budgets ...

Local government associations from across the UK have united to write a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining the real and significant risks facing councils ...

The passing of the Scottish Budget 2024/25 at Holyrood yesterday will perpetuate housing inequality across the country and limit the number of new homes coming forward across all ...

Claims by the Scottish Government that progress is being made towards ending homelessness and building social housing look like an attempt to gaslight the Scottish public, Shelter ...

An agreement between the Scottish Government and councils to secure a sustainable, longer-term funding arrangement is now urgent to continue to deliver local services, the Accounts Commission said ...

A coalition of experts has called on local and national government to adopt a groundbreaking new tool created to measure progress being made towards ending homelessness ...

Scotland’s health and social care sector is facing significant challenges this winter with increased demand and a greater complexity of need, rising cost pressures and real challenges ...

Councils are key to unlocking both the potential and the best outcomes for our local communities but require proper funding to do so, COSLA has said ...

Local authorities may soon have the power to levy up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes if draft regulations before the ...