Links

The following links may be used for further information

• Housing Organisations
• Housing Associations
• Housing Media
• Government
• Policy-makers, Research and Organisations
• Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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Housing Organisations

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Chartered Institute of Housing
www.cih.org
Professional body for those working in the housing sector.

Communities Scotland
www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
Executive agency for housing and community regeneration.

Employers In Voluntary Housing
www.evh.org.uk
Provides information and support to employees in the voluntary sector, and acts as a recruitment organisation in social housing.

Homepoint Translations
http://languages.homepoint.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/
Information on housing options in a variety of languages, downloadable at no charge.

Homes
www.homes.org.uk
Information for those renting a home on their housing options.

Housing Connections
www.housingconnections.com
Social housing web site with good sections on news and tenders.

Housing Wider Action
www.housingwideraction.org.uk
Organisation dedicated to assisting Registered Social Landlords play a wider role in promoting community regeneration.

Positive Action in Housing
www.paih.org
Information and advice for minority ethnic groups on equal opportunities with reference to housing and community issues.

Scottish Churches Housing Agency
www.churches-housing.org
Organisation of Scottish churches to combine their efforts in tacking homelessness.

Scottish Federation of Housing Association
www.sfha.co.uk/default.asp
Some information can only be accessed by members.

SHARE
www.share.org.uk
Training for Housing Associations.

Housing Associations

Berwickshire

Bield

Canmore

Castlehill

Fife Special

Grampian

Haven

Key

Kingdom

Link

Maryhill

North Glasgow

Oak Tree

Servite

Shettleston

www.b-h-a.org.uk

www.bield.co.uk

www.canmore-housing.org.uk

www.castlehillha.co.uk

www.fsha.org.uk

www.grampian-h-a.co.uk

www.havenha.co.uk

www.keyhousing.org

www.kingdomhousing.org.uk

www.linkhousing.co.uk

www.maryhill.org.uk

www.northglasgowha.com

www.oaktreeha.org.uk

www.servite.co.uk

www.shettleston.co.uk

Housing Media

Housing Today

Inside Housing

Roof

www.housingtoday.org.uk

www.insidehousing.co.uk

www.roofmag.org.uk

Government

Scottish Parliament
www.scottish.parliament.uk
The Scottish Parliament can pass laws on devolved matters including planning and housing.

Scottish Executive
www.scotland.gov.uk
The Scottish legislative body.

United Kingdom Parliament
www.parliament.uk
Westminster’s web site.

Policy-makers, Research and Organisations

Citizens Advice Services
www.cas.org.uk
Umbrella body for Citizens Advice Bureaux in Scotland.

Community Enterprise in Scotland
www.ceis.org.uk/about/about.asp
A Glasgow based charitable company, working in the not-for-profit sector with social economy organisations.

Community Planning Taskforce Scotland
www.communityplanning.org.uk
The CPTS champions the community planning process.

Community Self-Build Scotland
www.selfbuild-scotland.org.uk
Information and training for community self-build projects.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
www.jrf.org.uk/
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK.

Legal Services Agency
www.lsa.org.uk
Legal research and advice, concentrating on housing and social welfare law.

Make the Net Work for Residents and Housing Associations
www.makingthenetwork.org/housing
Advice for Housing Associations on how to make best use of the internet.

Poverty Alliance
www.povertyalliance.org
Combating poverty by effecting change in decision-makers and the public.

Scenscot
www.senscot.net
Scottish social economy website. Sends out weekly email newsletter.

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
www.scvo.org.uk
Good on-line resources.

Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum
www.scotregen.co.uk

Volresource
www.volresource.org.uk
Resources for the voluntary sector and not for profit organisations.

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Altering Attitudes
www.alteringattitudes.org/textonly/index.html
Information about equality training for minority groups.

Asylum Aid
www.asylumaid.org.uk
Free legal advice and campaigns for fair treatment in the UK.

Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers
www.defend-asylum.org.uk
Information on current campaigns and how to get involved.

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
www.jcwi.org.uk
Campaigns for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy. Provides free advice, casework, training courses and publications.

National Asylum Support Service
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/default.asp?PageId=89
Part of the home Office, this site gives full information on government asylum policy.

National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
www.ncadc.org.uk
Press cuttings and regularly updated information on deportation cases in the UK.

Oxfam Cut Conflict Campaign
www.oxfam.org.uk/campaign/cutconflict/asylum/into.htm
This section of the web site focuses on the issues and myths of asylum-seekers in the UK.

Refugee Legal Centre
www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk
Provides help, advice and information to asylum seekers, with offices in Dover, London and Leeds.

Refugee Survival Trust
www.rst.co.uk
Gives small grants to asylum seekers living in extreme poverty.

Scottish Asylum Seeker Consortium
www.asylumscotland.org.uk
Briefings on policy, with press cuttings and statistics from a Scottish perspective.

Scottish Refugee Council
www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
Provides advice to refugees and asylum-seekers with personal experience stories.

United Against Racism
www.unitedagainstracism.org
A European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of asylum seekers.