Scottish Government

Over 200 active travel projects across Scotland are to receive a total of £27 million of funding through a flagship programme by Transport Scotland and walking and cycling charity Sustrans Scotland.

A new £500,000 fund has been launched for organisations which help people accessing the benefits to be delivered by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Benefit Take-up Fund will support charities and third sector organisations in their work to address barriers which prevent people from apply

Teenage carers in Scotland will be the first in the UK to be given financial support thanks to a new Scottish Government grant.

Projects which aim to help Scotland transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2045 can now apply to be included in a new green investment programme.

The Scottish Government has released its proposed National Islands Plan which provides a framework for action to improve housing and mitigate fuel poverty in Scotland's island communities.

The Scottish Government has launched a £3 million action plan to tackle the discrimination and challenges faced by the Gypsy/Traveller community.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is calling on the Scottish Government to put measures in place to support vulnerable tenants across Scotland if there is an unplanned and disorderly Brexit and has committed to working with the government in order to deliver it. Any increas

The no-deal Brexit preparations published yesterday by the Scottish Government have revealed that a £7 million poverty fund will be implemented if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

To mark World Homelessness Day on October 10th, Rock Trust has launched a new campaign to influence public perceptions of youth homelessness and raise awareness of the help they can give young people.

New research on local authority building standards has been published which reveals the six Scottish local authorities which go well above national requirements.

Today, Shelter Scotland campaigners will be in Glasgow to invite locals to support their new campaign by signing a petition calling on the Scottish Government to have the right to a home enshrined in Scottish law. This is the first in a series of campaign days which will see the housing and homeless

The Scottish Government has taken the first steps to create the new Scottish Child Payment. The new £10 weekly payment has taken its first step to being introduced, with draft regulations being sent to the Scottish Commission on Social Security for scrutiny.

James Kelly MSP and Paul Farrell, director of West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC), met with the cabinet secretary for communities and local government Aileen Campbell last week to discuss support for and promotion of the co-operative model of housing. The meeting follows a debate in the par

The Edinburgh-based charity Cyrenians has successfully broken its target of delivering one million meals. Within the last year, the Cyrenians Fareshare depot has redistributed more than 450 tonnes of surplus food to charities and community groups across Central and South East Scotland - attaini

A new report published today has revealed how the Scottish Government's Scottish Child Payment could be improved to better meet the needs of low-income families in Scotland.