Scottish Borders Council

Campaigners, organisations and charities across Scotland are coming together to take part in this year’s Challenge Poverty Week with today's theme focusing on housing.

Local authorities across Scotland contributed to the discussion on the vital role that housing plays in helping people live well in later life as part of Scottish Housing Day yesterday.

A new South of Scotland Housing Action Plan has been launched to help tackle the urgent need for more homes and more choice of homes in the region. The Action Plan includes ten tangible actions to be carried out over the next two years, with the aim of attracting more people to work and live here, a

Councillors have unanimously agreed to declare a housing emergency in the Borders.

Scottish Borders Council is to consider whether it should declare a housing emergency amid growing calls for the local authority to address its growing housing and homelessness pressures.

The Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership has officially opened the Teviot Day Service in its new setting within Hawick Community Hospital. The ceremony took place on 19 April when members of the Teviot Day Service Support Group were invited to cut a ribbon and declare the service open

A sponsored Fun Dook at Spittal Beach, Berwick-upon-Tweed has raised an impressive £4,397 on behalf of two of Scottish Borders Council’s learning disability support services.

Scottish Borders Council has agreed a cross-party budget proposal which commits to the delivery of planned projects and largely protects frontline services, despite continued rising costs. As part of the 2024/25 budget there will be:

Almost £10 million of one-off funding from council reserves will be required to sustain local services and support key projects in the face of unprecedented financial challenges, under proposed financial plans for 2024/25 by Scottish Borders Council.

Scottish Borders Council is set to freeze Council Tax for 2024/25, accepting £3.2 million of funding from the Scottish Government in lieu of taking a local decision on Council Tax rates for the next financial year. A report is due to be discussed at a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 21 Fe

Changes to Council Tax charges on second homes throughout the Scottish Borders have been approved.

A public consultation has been launched on the first draft Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) and accompanying five-year Delivery Plan (2024-2029) for the Scottish Borders. The draft strategy outlines the long-term plan to make heating more eco-friendly in buildings across the region

A survey has been launched to help a cross-party group of local councillors draft the next Scottish Borders Council budget, which is due to be set on 29 February 2024. A new strategic Council Plan, which is interlinked with the budget, will also be agreed at the same meeting and will set out a range

Scottish Borders Council’s Housing Support Service has been awarded Grade 5 (Very Good) ratings from the Care Inspectorate for the way in which it supports the wellbeing of people who access their service and also the effectiveness of the team’s leadership. The positive feedback is the r

Scottish Borders Council is to undertake a further consultation on proposals to reprovision the Night Support overnight care service. The proposals are part of an ongoing review of the Adult Social Care service which is currently provided by five staff teams, one in each locality across the Borders.