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Ministers accused of ‘dragging their heels’ on removing Grenfell-style cladding

Scottish ministers have been accused of “dragging their heels” in replacing Grenfell-style cladding as the bulk of the removal work is earmarked for 2025. The Scottish Government’s spending review pledged £180 million over three years to remove the ...

21 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Home ownership a ‘distant dream’ amid rising prices and flat wages – Labour

Home ownership is now a “distant dream” for many Scots as house prices soar against stagnating wage rises, Labour has said. Figures from the UK House Price Index show the average house in Scotland shot up by more than £11,000 in two years – from ...

22 May 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Spending on parks drops by 38% in past decade

The Scottish Government has been accused of “selling the next generation short” after an almost 40% drop in spending on parks. According to the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF) – a dataset that logs local government statistics – ...

18 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Anger as local government faces ‘funding freeze’ in spending review

Indicative plans from the Scottish Government project a funding freeze for local authorities until 2026/27. The spending review outlined on Tuesday by Finance Minister Kate Forbes has set out indicative plans for the remainder of this ...

31 May 2022 at 17:37

Scotland

Health workers to have duty to ‘ask and act’ to prevent homelessness

Public bodies including the health service will have a legal duty to “ask and act” under plans to prevent homelessness, a minister has said. Housing Secretary Shona Robison set out the Scottish Government’s proposals during a ...

02 Feb 2022 at 17:28

Scotland

Government boosts support for new fire alarm regulations

The Scottish Government has increased funding for the most vulnerable to help compliance with new fire alarm regulations. The change is due to come into force on February 1, despite opposition calls for a further delay – ...

30 Jan 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Extension of rent freeze for private tenants planned

An emergency rent freeze for private tenants remains “necessary and proportionate”, a minister said as he outlined plans to extend the legislation. Tenants’ rights minister Patrick Harvie delivered a statement in ...

12 Jan 2023 at 16:55

Scotland

Cladding removal delays putting lives at risk, claims Labour

Delays to removing risky cladding from buildings in Scotland are a “dangerous waste of time and money”, Labour has said. The party claims the budget for removal work is worse off by £10 million as a result of ...

15 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Labour calls for second homes to be stripped of additional heating payment

A debate is to take place in Parliament next week calling for the Scottish Government to strip second home owners of multiple payments designed to help with increasing costs. The UK Government announced that ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Target to build 110,000 affordable homes by 2030 may be missed – report

There is a high level of risk that targets to build 110,000 affordable homes by 2032 will be missed, according to a Government document. The risk register report, obtained through freedom of information by ...

13 Jul 2023 at 17:05

Scotland

Labour says SNP must do more to protect people from losing homes

Scottish Labour has called on the Scottish Government to do more to protect people from potentially losing their homes amid concern thousands of households have fallen behind with mortgage payments. ...

20 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scottish Government warned against council tax hikes

Scottish Labour have warned ministers not to hike council taxes on the highest bands, claiming such a move could impact the poorest in the country. A consultation document published last month ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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