| 24/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A major survey of private tenants to answer questions on awareness of rights/responsibilities, security of tenure, affordability of rents, tenancy desposits, and satisfaction with landlord and property condition. |
| 24/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A major survey of private landlords to consider a range of questions including the tenancy regime, tenancy deposits, awareness of rights and responsibilities, attitudes to letting and future plans in the sector. |
| 24/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A review of initiatives to address the problem of empty houses drawn from case studies across the UK. |
| 24/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A review of good practice in local authority engagement with the private rented sector drawn from case sutdies across the UK, including options for working with private landlords to house homeless households. |
| 24/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Summary of a major survey of private landlords to consider a range of questions including the tenancy regime, tenancy deposits, awareness of rights and responsibilities, attitudes to letting and future plans in the sector. |
| 24/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Summary of a major survey of private tenants to answer questions on awareness of rights/responsibilities, security of tenure, affordability of rents, tenancy desposits, and satisfaction with landlord and property condition. |
| 20/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Scottish Community Empowerment Action Plan |
| 17/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Quarterly information on homeless applications, assessments and housing outcomes up to 30 September 2008. |
| 16/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | If you own your home and are in danger of having it repossessed as a result of financial difficulties, we may be able to help you. The Scottish Government operates two schemes, as part of the Home Owners' Support Fund, to help owners who are experiencing difficulty in paying any loans that are secured against their property -the Mortgage to Rent scheme and the Mortgage to Shared Equity scheme.
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| 16/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Home Owners' Support Fund (HOSF) - Application Form |
| 09/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | The work of the Scottish Government's Housing and Regeneration directorate |
| 04/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Summary of qualitative research with five vulnerable groups to examine whether and how the experience of poverty is distinctive in rural scotland. The work was undertaken to inform the development of the Scottish Government's 'Tackling Poverty and Inequality Framework'. |
| 04/03/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Full research report on qualitative research with five vulnerable groups to examine whether and how the experience of poverty is distinctive in rural Scotland. Conducted by EKOS Ltd, the work was undertaken to inform the development of the Scottish Government's 'Tackling Poverty and Inequality Framework'. |
| 25/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Presents national results on ten key topics including satisfaction with neighbourhood, household tenure, households with bank accounts, internet use, travel to work, car availability and recycling. This notice is supported by a Data Trends section on the SHS website, showing comparative data from previous quarters |
| 23/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | This Housing and Regeneration Circular provides guidance for local authorities and Registered Social Landlords on meeting the housing needs of ex-Service personnel and their families in social housing and provides information about other available housing options and support. |
| 16/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | The research reviews existing processes for handling national and major planning applications and identifies best practice and makes recommendations for improving efficiency in this area. |
| 16/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | The research reviews existing processes for handling national and major planning applications and identifies best practice and makes recommendations for improving efficiency in this area. |
| 11/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | This work has been undertaken by the British Sign Language and Linguistic Access Working Group. Although the work has been facilitated by the Scottish Government, the group is independent of Government and has made its own recommendations, that are not necessarily the views of Scottish Ministers. |
| 06/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A review to identify the activities and coverage of rural Housing Enablers in Scotland. |
| 06/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Research to review the activities of the Highland Housing Alliance and the Highland revolving landbank, drawing conclusions on the extent to which they have increased the supply of housing in Highland, identifying success factors and any barriers to success |
| 06/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A summary of the findings from research to review the activites of the Highland Housing Alliance and the Highland revolving landbank. |
| 05/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | This booklet is aimed at family and friends of an individual who has died of a suspected overdose. |
| 03/02/2009 | People, Communities and Living | Main research findings of a review of the activities and coverage of Rural Housing Enablers. |
| 30/01/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A review of the literature exploring what policies have been adopted to support a healthy retail sector and to undertake retail led regeneration and what impact retail has had on the regeneration of town centres and local high streets. |
| 30/01/2009 | People, Communities and Living | A summary of a literature review which explored what policies have been adopted to support a healthy retail sector and undertake retail led regeneration, and what impact retail has had on the regeneration of town centres and local high streets. |