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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 Scottish ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:53

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 carers even during ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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 announcement from Health Secretary ...

11 Jan 2023 at 16:43

Scotland

Government’s home insulation scheme labelled ‘a joke’ as applications paused

The Scottish Government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme offering free insulation to those at risk of fuel poverty has been paused to new applications until October. A “new and improved” Warmer Homes Scotland scheme is due to be launched ...

12 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Householders warned to be alert to potential home energy scams

Trading Standards Scotland is launching a new campaign to help people avoid scams linked to energy-efficiency measures and point them towards trusted sources of advice. The campaign comes as reports of online adverts, cold callers and ...

16 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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 face”. Care ...

23 Mar 2024 at 12:09

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 Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on ...

21 Nov 2023 at 17:00

Family’s relationship with mother crumbled due to care home rules, inquiry told

A woman has told an inquiry how she and her family felt they were “losing” their relationship with their late mother as a result of “inconsistent” restrictions in place for visiting care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

15 Nov 2023 at 15:00

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 ...

10 Nov 2023 at 17:10

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 ...

27 May 2023 at 00:01

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 than ever” to ...

26 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Social care in crisis now, MSPs warned

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 ...

10 Nov 2022 at 17:17

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