The Social Housing Net Zero Standard (SHNZS) must be realistic and support RSLs to make decisions in the best interests of tenants, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said. The SFHA made the call as part of its response to the Scottish Government's consultation
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The Scottish Government must use the £300 million of Barnett Consequential funding allocated for Scotland in yesterday’s UK Spring Budget to restore the housing budget, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has said. Housing saw a cut of over £200 million in December’s Scottish
Young people have been urged to pursue apprenticeships in housing as the sector looks to put recruitment at the heart of its response to the challenge of Scotland’s housing crisis. As Scottish Apprenticeships Week gets underway, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and CIH Sc
Scotland is at risk of missing its net zero targets unless it swiftly increases the speed of transitioning from oil and gas boilers to clean heat sources, a new report has concluded.
The passing of the Scottish Budget 2024/25 at Holyrood yesterday will perpetuate housing inequality across the country and limit the number of new homes coming forward across all tenures, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. The Budget includes more than £1.3 billion for the W
An open letter published today is urging the First Minister to think again about the cuts being proposed to the 2024-25 budgets for housing and planning. The call comes the day before the Scottish Parliament votes on the draft Scottish Budget for the year ahead and follows the findings of independen
Tenants Information Service (TIS) chief executive Ilene Campbell attended the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) Housing Management Conference yesterday to deliver an impactful closing plenary session. Hosted in central Glasgow, the SFHA conference gathered frontline housing professi
Renowned author, journalist, and strategist Alastair Campbell will deliver the keynote speech at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) Annual Conference in June. Alastair is perhaps best known for his time working in the last Labour government, and is now a renowned writer, consulta
A new poll has revealed 80% of adults in Scotland say the country is currently experiencing a housing crisis as the Scottish Government faces increasing calls to reverse its huge cut to the affordable housing budget. It comes as the Scottish Budget, which saw the Scottish Government announce a &poun
With energy costs remaining at historically high levels, tenants of Albyn Housing Society who are at risk of fuel crisis this winter will be given extra support to pay their bills.
The Scottish Government has been questioned on its plans to cancel a vital support fund helping households at risk of fuel poverty, by Holyrood’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee.
The Scottish Government's plan to cut its housing budget by around £200 million next year will have "devastating" consequences for social housing supply and homelessness support, ministers have been warned.
The number of new homes started in Scotland over 12 months has fallen by 24% compared to the previous year to reach the lowest annual figure for almost ten years.
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned MPs they must take immediate action after a new report laid bare the devastating impact of the cost-of-living crisis on Scotland’s social tenants. Following last week’s announcements in the Autumn Statement and a
After Ofgem announced that the energy bill price cap is set to rise from January, a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has outlined the huge scale of fuel support to tenants that housing associations have provided in the past year.