Scottish Housing News
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Daily social housing news covering issues from homelessness and PRS to welfare in Scotland. Scottish Housing News is the leading news service for Scotland's affordable housing sector.
Scottish Housing News
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Pensioners in five Scottish local authorities will be the first in the country eligible for a new disability benefit, subject to parliamentary approval of regulations. From 21 October, Pension Age Disability Payment – the replacement for Attendance Allowance ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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“The heat’s already there, we’re just moving it”. Jimmy Black mulls over a conversation with Eoghan Maguire, director of heat networks - Scotland at Vattenfall UK. Getting people to work together is seldom easy, particularly when it involves ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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"Technically heat networks aren't really difficult. It is just large-scale plumbing. The heat's already there, we're just moving it.” With the Scottish Government’s New Build Heat Standard now in force, the installation of ‘direct emission’ systems for heating ..read more
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Marcus Di Rollo discusses the housing crisis in Scotland, considering the implications of rental market policies like the rent cap for both landlords and tenants. Scotland is in the midst of a housing crisis. The number of new-build homes ..read more
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Four new board members have been appointed to the WISH Scotland board. Leza Lafferty, learning development officer at Scotland’s Housing Network, has a career in housing spanning more than 30 years. She has held roles at Glasgow City ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee have today jointly launched a new public consultation on the Scottish Government’s Housing (Scotland) Bill with a focus on homelessness and tenants ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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Energy debt is becoming an increasing issue of concern for people in Scotland with nearly half of affected households not confident they can clear debts or arrears, new analysis has revealed. The latest Energy Affordability Tracker from Consumer Scotland ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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To mark the release of The Beautiful Game, the new Netflix film that features the Homeless World Cup, a new edition of the book that inspired the movie has been launched. The Beautiful Game, starring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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UK Housing Review author and editor John Perry delves into one of the Scottish-focused chapters from this year's publication ..read more
Scottish Housing News
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Environmental charity Changeworks has appointed two new positions that will be integral to the organisation’s drive to decarbonise Scotland’s homes. Ian Cochran will join the organisation as head of consultancy, and Jill Craig as head of building contracts ..read more