Scottish Government

The Scottish Self Build Loan Fund has committed more than £5 million in loans to self-builders across Scotland to date.

Households experiencing financial difficulties are being offered greater support from the Scottish Government to help their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Money Support Scotland website, funded by the Scottish Government, will point users to a range of organisations committed to promoting

The Scottish Child Payment will be doubled to £20 per week per child from April 2022.

The Scottish Government’s housebuilding strategy is at risk of being derailed by chronic shortages of skills and labour, a senior construction industry expert has warned. Ryan Gilluley, managing director of cost and claim consultants GCM Ltd, said several projects have already been hampered by

The number of homeless people being housed in B&Bs in West Lothian has more than doubled over the last year. West Lothian, which has the second-highest number of homeless presentations in Scotland, had developed a Rapid Rehousing Transition programme (RRTP) that was starting to ease the numbers

Planning applications will have to show how they help meet Scotland’s ambitious targets to cut emissions to net-zero by 2045 to get approval under new proposals tabled by the Scottish Government. Applications that create more town centre homes or help reuse vacant and derelict land will be mor

Falkirk town centre has received a boost following the completion of 36 new social rental homes for retirement living on Williamson Street.

Seven towns have been chosen to help tackle the impact of climate change and secure a just transition to net zero. The Climate Action Towns programme launched by the Scottish Government will empower communities to come together and engage in collective climate action, taking account of the unique ch

Proposals to end the need for food banks as a primary response to food insecurity have been published by the Scottish Government.  Views are being sought on the Scottish Government’s draft national plan, which is supported by food bank operators, including the Trussell Trust and Independe

Companies bidding to win Scottish Government contracts will have to pay the real Living Wage. This will ensure public sector contracts tackle in work poverty and promote fair work practices across the public, private and third sector where there is a risk of low pay.

Pubs, restaurants, woodlands and a church are to be brought into community ownership and use through new funding announced by the Scottish Government. More than £1 million of the Scottish Land Fund is being awarded to eight local community groups to help them take ownership of the land and bui

The Scottish Government must remove the shackles from a pilot offering homeowners energy-efficiency support if it is to maximise the potential of a national rollout, Propertymark has said. Just 55 eligible homeowners have been helped with loans and installations for energy efficiency measures since

More than 30 charities and leading academics in Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government and local councils, are calling for major funders to step forward ahead of the winter months to fund a step-change in the provision of support for people seeking sanctuary in Scotland. The partnersh

The Highland Council’s Highland Coastal Communities Fund Strategic Sub-Committee has agreed to provide over £313,000 of grant support to benefit six community-led projects. The new fund is designed to support economic regeneration and sustainable development around coastal areas in Highl

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has joined with the First Minister of Wales and the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland to demand Prime Minister Boris Johnson “do the right thing” by reversing the decision to withdraw the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credi