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Social care in Scotland is in crisis now and there is no reason why changes cannot be made ahead of the formation of a national care service, a union organiser has said. The Scottish Government has tabled a Bill at Holyrood to create the service, ...

10 Nov 2022 at 17:17

Scotland

Housebuilding increases but completions remain below pre-pandemic levels

The number of new homes being built in Scotland has failed to return to pre-Covid levels, new figures show. Housebuilding slumped across the country during the pandemic, with 14,867 new properties completed in 2020-21. New figures from the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:53

Scotland

If politics doesn’t change housing, housing changes politics, MSPs hear

Failing to improve housing in Scotland could see voters “begin to change politics”, MSPs have been told. The country’s housing system has been struggling in recent years, with slowing housebuilding figures and record homelessness ...

12 Nov 2024 at 13:01

Scotland

Care home residents will have rights to have loved ones as carers

Care home residents will have the right to visits and care from a loved one, the Scottish Government has said. New standards for care homes are aimed at putting Anne’s Law into effect, allowing family members to be recognised as ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Minister denies claims affordable housing projects abandoned due to budget cuts

The housing minister has denied work on affordable homes has ground to a halt because of budget cuts from the Scottish Government, while insisting housebuilding targets can still be met. Paul McLennan said the Government had ...

15 Jul 2024 at 09:53

Scotland

Number of first time buyers in Scotland falls by 30% in last year

The number of first time home buyers in Scotland has fallen by almost 30% in the last year, figures from the Bank of Scotland have shown. Figures released by the bank in its homeowner review showed in the first half of 2023 ...

27 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Woman made to feel like ‘nuisance’ by care home staff, inquiry hears

A woman whose husband was in a care home during the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic said she was made to feel like a “nuisance” by staff, an inquiry has heard. Alina Duncan, from the Care Home Relatives Scotland group,...

10 Nov 2023 at 17:10

Scotland

UK Covid Inquiry decision a ‘slap in the face’ for campaign group

A group set up to campaign for care home residents’ rights during the pandemic has said that not being made a core participant for the part of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry dealing with social care is the “worst slap in the ...

23 Mar 2024 at 12:09

Scotland

Care home families ‘terrified’ about use of sector to free up hospital beds

Families of care home residents are “terrified” that plans to use the sector to free up beds in Scotland’s hospitals could lead to visiting bans. Sheila Hall of the group Care Home Relatives Scotland said the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 16:43

Scotland

Government must stop ‘tinkering’ around housing emergency, says industry body

The Scottish Government must stop “tinkering round the edges of the housing emergency”, an industry body has said. Homes for Scotland (HFS) is due to to host its 12th annual conference on Wednesday, with ...

18 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Mother ‘powerless’ to help daughter in care home during Covid, inquiry told

A mother has told an inquiry her daughter felt she “lost her family” due to restrictions in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Verona Gibson, a member of Care Home Relatives Scotland, told the ...

21 Nov 2023 at 17:00

Scotland

Housebuilders call for action to tackle Scotland’s 110,000 housing shortfall

Housebuilders are demanding action from the Scottish Government to tackle a shortfall of 110,000 homes. Jane Wood, the chief executive of industry body Homes for Scotland, insisted it was “harder ...

26 May 2023 at 00:01

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