Scottish Government

Recognising the pressures short-term lets hosts face at this time, legislation has been laid to extend the deadline for applying for a licence by six months to 1 October 2023. The new deadline applies to anyone operating as a host before 1 October 2022. Anyone who started operating after that must h

A national residential rehabilitation service designed to support women and their children through recovery has been officially opened in Dundee.

The Scottish Government has announced an investment of almost £27 million into regeneration projects in disadvantaged and rural communities across the country. The latest round of funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF), delivered in partnership with COSLA and local authorities

More than 180 projects across rural Scotland will receive grants ranging from £100,000 to several hundred pounds, from the Rural & Island Communities Ideas into Action (RICIA) fund. The fund encourages and supports not-for-profit community groups with innovative approaches to community-led

Almost 67,000 properties in Scotland are unoccupied, according to new figures collected by the Scottish Conservative Party.

A total of 43,000 Scots were homeless last Christmas, according to the Scottish Liberal Democrats, who submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to local councils across Scotland.

First-time buyers and others on low to medium incomes are being encouraged to take advantage of the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme to help buy a home in 2023. The scheme allows people to buy a home without having to fund its entire cost and is available across Scotland to these priority access gro

Islanders most impacted by the cost of living crisis will be able to access additional help. The Islands Cost Crisis Emergency Fund will target immediate support to those who are struggling due to the cost of living crisis, either through existing schemes or new support.

Employers across Scotland are being encouraged to close the employment and pay gaps for all ethnicities under a new strategy launched last week. A Fairer Scotland for All: An Anti-Racist Employment Strategy sets out the actions the Scottish Government will take and how it will work with employers to

The Scottish Child Payment has been increased to £25 and been extended to include eligible children up to age 16.

Measures announced yesterday by the Scottish Government will provide further help to those most impacted by the cost of living crisis while tackling budget pressures caused by rising inflation and economic uncertainty. The Emergency Budget Review (EBR) for 2022-23 identifies funding of around £

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has asked Elena Whitham MSP to join the Scottish Government as Minister for Community Safety. Ms Whitham’s appointment will be put to Parliament and His Majesty The King, and subject to approval she will take up the post, reporting to the Cabinet Secretary for Ju

A new annual publication with estimated take-up rates of Scottish social security benefits has been published for the first time. The report will help track progress against the Scottish Government’s Benefit Take-up Strategy which is a requirement of the 2018 Social Security (Scotland) Act.

A new net zero heating package could cut the cost of heating for thousands of households by transforming Scotland’s rural homes, according to rural organisations. The Existing Homes Alliance and rural groups are calling for the Scottish Government to set up a Rural Homes Just Transition Packag

A national public energy agency – Heat & Energy Efficiency Scotland – has been launched to scale up delivery of climate-friendly heating and improve energy efficiency across Scotland’s homes and buildings. The initial focus of the virtual Agency will be to build public understa