Covid-19

A £60,000 cash boost for Thenue’s communities has been received from the Scottish Government. The housing association said it was “hugely grateful” for the money which it had secured from the government’s £20 million Supporting Communities Fund set up during the o

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK Government's job retention scheme has been extended until October.  The scheme will ensure that workers who have been furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic are paid 80% of their monthly wages up to £2,500.

An initial £50 million to help the social care sector deal with the financial implications of coronavirus has been confirmed by the Scottish Government. The funding will help address the immediate challenges faced in the social care sector and support the ongoing provision of social care.

Properties occupied by charities can now apply for the £10,000 Small Business Grant Scheme to help with pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has announced.

Dundee City Council and local partners have transformed their homeless services to tackle the challenges of the coronavirus crisis and maintain support to some of the most vulnerable people in the city, the local authority has said. City organisations involved in the effort to provide lifeline assis

In a first for the UK, all new homes constructed by InverTay Homes will be sanitised against COVID-19 and certified as being safe for use.

Colleen Rowan, policy and research lead at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF), discusses the Supporting Communities Fund and why its recognition of community anchors is so important. Along with colleagues in housing and other sectors, GWSF was delighted to see the

Hillhead Housing Association has been successful in obtaining grant funding from the Scottish Government to provide financial support to local groups & charities who are supporting residents in these difficult times. The Association has also been successful in obtaining a small amount of funding

Concerns over the treatment of Glasgow's asylum seekers have been raised to ministers following the tragic death of a Syrian refugee in the city.

Community groups across Aberdeenshire have been awarded grants from the local authority thanks to the Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Fund, a support mechanism approved in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Organisations from across Scotland have worked together to create a new platform to help health and social care workers and carers look after their physical and mental health. Launching yesterday, a new national digital wellbeing hub will enable staff, carers, volunteers and their families to access

Housebuilders will be able to apply for short-term loans of up to £1 million from the Scottish Government to support them through the coronavirus outbreak. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with liquidity issues due to the temporary closure of the housebuilding sector will be able to a

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) is arranging access to a new national personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement option for housing associations. 

Families on lower incomes and older people are to get more support with extra funding for lifeline services to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The funding from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund will go directly to more than 250 community groups.

The Scottish Government has provided £200,000 to help communities in Govan deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Now delighted housing providers in the community say the money will be put to work helping people at grassroots level with particular emphasis on the vulnerable and isolated.