Covid-19

Hundreds of people are being helped via a new Glasgow phone line launched for city residents who are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A food distribution network to support Edinburgh’s most vulnerable citizens is set to be rolled out thanks to a new partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council, third sector organisation EVOC and the wider community and voluntary sector. The plans will see over 3,000 emergency food parce

Official guidance for social landlords on how to navigate the coronavirus pandemic has been updated by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government has a “moral obligation” to follow World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance and implement contact tracing and testing for coronavirus, according to Neil Clapperton. The Grampian Housing Association (GHA) chief executive has written to ministers in the hope that co

Scotland’s home building industry has welcomed comments from finance secretary Kate Forbes on which sectors she anticipates being first back to work once the lockdown is ended. Talking to the BBC earlier this week, Ms Forbes referenced construction and manufacturing need, saying that “..

HouseMark has announced the launch of three new data-driven solutions to support the sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wheatley Group’s emergency food service EatWell is expanding further with three new distribution hubs being created across Glasgow. Cube staff prepare deliveries at the new EatWell distribution centre in Wyndford

People applying for Universal Credit will now be able to use their existing Government Gateway account to confirm their identity, helping to speed up their claim.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has suspended roofing repairs to military housing in Moray amid concerns that military contractors from across the country have travelled to the region to carry out the work.

A new partnership has been announced that will help the thousands of Scots that signed up to the Scotland Cares campaign to get involved with local efforts to bolster town centres and support vulnerable communities. To be delivered by Scotland's Towns Partnership and Volunteer Scotland, the ini

Shelter Scotland is calling for the UK Chancellor to boost social security payments to ensure the nation’s 340,000 private renters don’t end up mired in debt and at risk of homelessness.  

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) has continued to deal with the significant challenges the coronavirus outbreak is causing. 

Age Scotland has called for older people to receive fair and equal access to medical treatment after figures showed that care home residents have accounted for a quarter of all Scottish coronavirus deaths. The National Records of Scotland found that 237 deaths (24.6%) o

Waiving the immigration health surcharge is the helping hand that migrant NHS workers really require, argues Mark Lazarowicz. The current coronavirus crisis has highlighted the reliance that the national health service, along with other public services, places on migrants and other ethnic minority d

The Scottish Government has temporarily changed eligibility for a number of social security benefits to help people who are impacted by coronavirus.