Local Government

Scottish housing organisations call for commitment to 53,000 new affordable homes in the next Scottish parliament

The SFHA, Shelter Scotland and CIH Scotland are calling for a capital investment programme of £3.4bn in affordable housing

Scotland’s foodbanks see 62 per cent increase in food parcels for children

April was the busiest month ever for the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, with an 89 per cent increase in parcels across the UK

MSPs call for halt to next phase in the rollout of Universal Credit

Citizens Advice welcomes Scottish Government decision to end local connection and intentionality restrictions on homelessness support

Scottish Government advocacy service to help disabled people in Scotland apply for benefits

Moray receives £65m investment under joint government deal

SNP warns of slow population growth without migration powers

Over 60,000 complaints about pests in council housing in three years

Midlothian Council faces £14.5m funding gap alongside fastest population growth in Scotland

More empowerment of councils is needed to tackle poverty

Ministers announce funding for children from low income families over school holidays

Scottish and UK governments sign off on £400m Borders deal

Scottish council leaders pledge to continue supporting refugees under new resettlement scheme

Glasgow councillors back motion to look at taking buses back into council control

First pay-outs made to Glasgow equal pay claimants

Scottish Government announces £10 child benefit top-up for poorest families

Scottish Public Pensions Agency spent £6.3m on an abandoned project to make its processes more efficient, finds Audit Scotland

Event report: Putting users at the centre at the annual Holyrood Connect conference

Renfrewshire Council sets up alcohol and drugs commission

Scottish Government confirms education bill shelved in favour of ‘collaborative’ approach

Scottish Government announces £3m fund for out-of-school care

Rights-based approach to public transport needed to help those living in poverty

‘Blue water’ review team visit schools over health and safety concerns

The sharing economy: the communities changing lives

Workplace parking levy passes into Transport Bill

New statutory duty to report human trafficking could support more vulnerable people