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Regulator publishes new Children's Rights Report and Corporate Parenting Plan
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (239+ words) The Scottish Housing Regulator has set out its continued commitment to children's rights and to people with care experience in two newly published documents. The Children's Rights Report sets out what the Regulator did during the past three years and…...
North Lanarkshire Council poverty drive delivers for residents
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (373+ words) New figures highlight the progress being made to reduce poverty and support families across North Lanarkshire, as the council marks the delivery of its "Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire" Tackling Poverty Strategy 20232026. The report shows that targeted action and partnership…...
1m funding allocated for Glasgow child poverty outreach programme
2+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) Glasgow City Council has received "1m towards funding to support a positive outreach programme tackling child and family poverty. Household-level data supplied by Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has identified 13, 117 families with 24, 727 children in Glasgow classed as living in poverty....
Children lifted out of poverty thanks to new council homes in West Dunbartonshire
3+ week, 3+ day ago (423+ words) New council housing developments in West Dunbartonshire have helped lift 129 children out of homelessness, a progress report on the local authority's Housing Emergency Declaration Action Plan has revealed. Chaired by Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal, the council's Housing and Communities Committee…...
Bell reaches Safer Homes Initiative milestone
3+ week, 3+ day ago (271+ words) Property services specialist Bell is marking a key milestone for its successful Safer Homes Initiative. Working in partnership with housing providers across the UK, the scheme has engaged with over 1, 000 residents on ways to maintain a safer, healthier, and more…...
Student accommodation in Glasgow celebrates "topping out
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (287+ words) Clark Contracts has celebrated the topping out of The Ice Vault student accommodation development on Osborne Street in Glasgow, delivered for clients Far East Orchard Limited and Aurum UK, with Ambassador Group being the development manager. The event was attended…...
Research examines how RSLs are meeting housing needs of autistic children
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (375+ words) A new report published by Housing Options Scotland has examined the social housing allocation policies of Scotland's registered social landlords (RSLs) and its local authorities to understand how they are responding to the needs of autistic children. The research has…...
England: Record number of children in temporary accommodation
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (280+ words) England is facing its twelfth consecutive record high in the number of children living in temporary accommodation, according to new figures released last week. Homelessness charity Crisis said the statistics show a situation that has become "normalised" despite the scale…...
The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out team up for weekend of community action
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (254+ words) People across Scotland are invited to take part in a big weekend packed with food, friendship, fun and community action. The Big Lunch, the UK's annual celebration for neighbours and local connections, is joining forces with volunteering initiative The Big…...
Government prioritises early action with updated child poverty plan
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (557+ words) The Scottish Government is to commit more than "111 million to updated plans to eradicate child poverty. Bringing Hope, Building Futures aims to help keep approximately 100, 000 children out of poverty in 2026-27. It builds on existing Scottish Government action which has already…...