Covid-19

Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) new £50,000 COVID-19 Response Fund has provided 18 awards of between £500 and £2,500 to local charities and social enterprises that are rising to the challenge of alleviating the effects of the coronavirus epidemic on people living

Staff at the River Clyde Homes Group (RCH) are continuing their good work to support the Inverclyde community during the current coronavirus crisis. Angela Docherty, community support officer, recently submitted a couple of successful grant funding bids to Cash for Kids. This was to help famili

Maryhill Housing has been awarded £94,000 of ‘Supporting Communities’ funding from the Scottish Government. Together with North United Communities (NUC), Maryhill Housing will be dividing this money amongst local organisations which are providing COVID-19 response services.

A survey conducted by River Clyde Homes has revealed that its customers are overwhelmingly satisfied with the services provided by the group during the coronavirus pandemic.

A plan which will position Aberdeen as a climate positive city while helping to lead the world on the rapid shift to a net-zero future and support the global energy transition by leveraging its unique assets and capabilities has been approved. Members of Aberdeen City Council’s urgent business

A fall in the number of planning applications combined with the postponement of the expected fee increase in June may result in longer-term effects on the planning system, writes Heads of Planning Scotland.

Any plans to stop prisoners from falling into homelessness after early release must be made public, according to Scottish Labour. 

A 59% increase in applications for crisis grants in Scotland in March shows that low-income families are struggling to cope with the impacts of the coronavirus crisis, social security secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said. Monthly Scottish Welfare Fund figures show that crisis grant applic

As advice continues to stay at home, Fife Council is supporting people across the Kingdom for whom home is not a safe place to be.

Notice periods for student accommodation are to be introduced as part of new emergency coronavirus legislation to be introduced to the Scottish Parliament this week.

A year after Scotland’s Housing First Pathfinder was officially launched discussions are taking place between senior figures in housing, homelessness and government to significantly scale-up the programme and prevent anyone returning to the streets who has been accommodated in hotels and short

A survey of landlords in Scotland has suggested that 52.9% will not consider applying for the Scottish Government's interest-free loan.

Wheatley Group has now delivered over 10,000 emergency food parcels to people in need across Scotland through its lifeline EatWell service. The milestone was reached just six weeks after the group was expanded in response to growing demand from people in crisis as a result of coronavirus.

The support of ‘Angels’ who have been giving their time to support members of the North Glasgow community has been highlighted by ng homes. On a daily basis volunteers from various organisations have been linking up and working together along with the housing association to help sort foo

As frontline workers continue to see a shortage in PPE equipment, a Bield staff member decided to take matters into her own hands – literally.