Scotland Shields Its Families as Labour Keeps Austerity Alive

Scotland Shields Its Families as Labour Keeps Austerity Alive

Scotland’s government has been forced to spend more than £90 million shielding families from Westminster-imposed austerity measures that remain firmly in place under Labour. The money, which came from the SNP-run Scottish Government, was used to protect households from the worst effects of the Bedroom Tax, the Benefit Cap, and other housing-related hardships. Between April 2024 and March 2025, nearly 142,000 Discretionary Housing Payments were a…

Additional £12.7m for social care tech in Scottish homes

Government boosts budget for Registered Social Landlord Adaptations Programme in bid to use tech-enabled care to reduce hospital admissions   The Scottish government is to more than double the budget for an initiative that employs technology in housing association properties to help older people remain independent for longer and prevent falls and hospital admissions. That’s good for the older people themselves, while easing pressure on the wider…

More housing association tenants in Scotland will benefit from independent living technologies - AT Today - Assistive Technology

The Scottish Government has announced that the budget for a programme that uses technology in housing to help older people remain independent for longer will more than double this year from £8.2 million to £20.9 million. This means more housing association tenants will benefit from the Registered Social Landlord Adaptations Programme, a preventative model that also reduces hospital admissions and long-term care costs. On her visit to Bield Housi…

Scottish budget for independent living tech increases from £8.2m to £20.9m - THIIS Magazine

The Scottish Government announced that the budget that uses tech in housing to help people remain independent will more than double