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People urged to check new ‘one stop shop’ website for extra financial support during cost of living crisis

The new website has been specially designed to help Scottish households.

Daily Record

Scottish government would be in ‘uncharted waters’ if UK public spending cut

Social justice minister Shona Robison warned public spending cuts from the UK government could mean difficulties across all public services.

The Independent UK

Shona Robison hits back at BBC claim indy Scotland would be worse-off amid Tory-made crisis

Despite the economic crisis being caused by the Westminster Tory government, Robison hit back at claims an independent Scotland would be worse off

The National (Scotland)

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Gran brought back from debt catastrophe welcomes new SNP crisis help scheme

MARION Forsyth fell into crippling debt and was only able to get her head above water with help from a crisis charity, despite working all her life.

The National (Scotland)

LGBT activists set to march on Scottish Parliament calling for trans equality

LGBT campaigners are calling for MSPs to be "bolder" in the pursuit of trans equality

The National (Scotland)

West Dunbartonshire Council 'desperately' need funding amid Cosla proposal offer for council workers

Last Friday saw local authority body, Cosla, offer West Dunbartonshire Council workers a five percent pay rise offer and a minimum hourly rate of £10.50

Daily Record

Edinburgh Council workers offered five per cent pay increase as strikes continue

It comes after cleansing workers in Edinburgh began an 11-day strike on Thursday after turning down an initial offer of three per cent. Refuse workers gathered in the city centre and at one of the council's waste depot's at Seafield to protest the offer

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Council workers to be offered improved 5 per cent pay rise after SNP cast deciding vote

COUNCIL workers across Scotland have been offered an improved pay increase after the president of COSLA cast the deciding vote.

The National (Scotland)

Housing minister takes opportunity to see Lanarkshire company's innovative building system

Enevate Homes design and build modular homes using a unique system

Daily Record

Period products law to come into force in Scotland

Councils and education providers will be legally required to make free sanitary products available.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh launches clampdown on short term lets after 'too many homes lost to holiday market'

The rise of online services like Airbnb has caused a spike in the number of Capital properties being let to tourists on a short-term basis.

Daily Record

Edinburgh short-term lets to require planning permission

Scottish Government approves planning changes which will see the entirety of the capital become a control area

Insider UK

Scotland Uses Cruise Ship Without Safety Checks To Accommodate Ukrainian Refugees

A cruise ship chartered by the Scottish government to accommodate Ukrainian refugees took its first residents on Tuesday, July 27- amid claims it had not undergone full safety checks.

Zenger

Government backed saving scheme to help more than 100,000 Scots workers

MORE than 100,000 staff at some of Scotland’s biggest employers have been given access to a new government-backed savings scheme.

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Daily Record

Shona Robison says Scottish Government 'needs to do more' to offer good quality affordable housing

This official opening comes following a report, released by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and conducted by YouGov, which found that two-thirds of people in Scotland do not believe there is enough good quality low-cost housing available for rent in their local area.

Daily Record

Campaigners ordered to leave Scottish Parliament over gender recognition protest

A group of women wearing t-shirts emblazoned with "Nicola Sturgeon - destroyer of women's rights" were told to leave a Holyrood committee room.

Insider UK

50,000 affordable homes target reached one year later than expected

Homes for Scotland chief executive welcomed the news, but warned against complacency

Daily Record

SNP rejects Right to Buy scheme in Scotland as Boris Johnson plans extension in England

Boris Johnson wants to see housing association tenants in England being able to buy their homes - but the reform won't happen in Scotland.

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The National (Scotland)

Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison praises period poverty app

An “important” milestone has been reached for a mobile app which helps people find free period products across Scotland, says Social Justice…

ABC News

Australia's housing crisis could be tackled by taking inspiration from Scotland, industry leaders say

Scotland plans to deliver more affordable housing, tackle high rents and decarbonise homes while creating jobs, while in Australia a lack of strategy at a federal level is hurting the country, industry leaders say.

Daily Record

Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis

Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year.

Glasgow Live

Scottish child benefit payment to further increase to £25 a week

Social Security Secretary Shona Robison announced another increase on Thursday as she published a fresh plan to tackle child poverty. The devolved benefit is due to rise to £20 a week at the start of April.

Daily Record

Scottish Child Payment to rise to £25 a week to help low income families

Shona Robison said the government's measures could help to deliver the "lowest levels of child poverty" in Scotland in the last 30 years.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish government introduces gender recognition reforms

Legislation will reduce waiting times and allow 16- and 17-year-olds to change legal gender for first time

The Independent UK

Passing GRA Bill will ‘say who we are as a nation’, says minister

The Bill will allow transgender Scots to self-identify, as well as shortening the time that needs to be spent living as their acquired gender.

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