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Rent Consultation 2025
The WSHA rent consultation for 2025 is now open and we are seeking to gather tenant views on the proposed rent increase for 2025. The consultation will take place over three weeks, with the deadline for responses 21st November 2024.
Please read the below document and complete the survey or tear off slip to provide us with your comments and feedback on the proposed rent increase.
WSHA Annual Report 2023 - 2024
Latest Newsletter
Newsletters
Our most recent general Newsletters are published below:
Winter 2020 Newsletter
Noticeboard
07 Dec Warm Home Discount 
Warm Home Discount – money available to help with electricity bills 06 Dec Whiteinch Community Council Update 
The latest update includes information regarding the Burgh Halls, Street / Civic Trees, Park Defibrillator, Tennis Courts, Library Underpass, Christmas Lights and Meeting Arrangements. 23 Nov Get cosy with the Energy Saving Trust’s energy saving tips 
Follow the Energy Saving Trust’s tips & advice for quick and easy ways to save energy, lower your bills and reduce your carbon footprint. 14 Nov Community Advisory Group 
The Whiteinch Centre are holding an information session on Monday 20th November 2023 to provide more details on the launch of our Community Advisory Group. 09 Nov WSHA joins VPCT 
WSHA joins Victoria Park Community Trust as a member organisation 07 Nov Full Fibre Network Coming to WSHA Closes from 2024 
City Fibre will begin to install their full fibre network to our closes in the new year. 07 Nov WSHA Highlights from 2022-2023 
We’ve created a short video to share our key highlights from 2022-23. 26 Oct ENOUGH! Empowering young woman, encouraging healthy relationships 
A support service for 13-19 year olds 09 Oct If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness… 
Please read on for contact details for where to seek advice and assistance. 29 Sep Health Walks from the Whiteinch Centre on a Tuesday sponsored by WSHA 
Join Glasgow Eco Trust for a weekly health walk on Tue 3 & 10 Oct 2023.
The walk will last up to one hour and will explore the local Whiteinch area. 29 Sep WSHA & ECO Trust Children’s Cycling Skills course in Victoria Park 
WSHA in partnership with Glasgow ECO Trust are delighted to be providing a free Children’s Cycling Skills course Monday 16th October 2023 11:00am – 2:00pm in Victoria Park. 21 Sep Introducing WS Estate Services Ltd 
WS Estate Services Ltd was established in 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association Ltd.
Find out more about the work they do and the positive impact they have on the community by watching this short video. 19 Sep Changes in Working Tax & Child Credit - Urgent 
Over the next few months people who are in receipt of working tax credit and child tax credits will receive a migration notice from the DWP.
This notice will invite you to claim Universal Credit as part of the government’s plans to move all working age benefit claimant’s over to UC.
If you do not claim within the time scale advised, your benefits will stop. 08 Sep Staff Blogs Housing as a Career of Choice 
In the run up to Scottish Housing Day on 13/09/2023, WSHA staff have been sharing their stories on how they ended up with a career in housing. 29 Aug Men Matter 
WHAT IS MEN MATTER? Men Matter is an organisation that supports All Men’s mental health, improve men's quality of life, expand and enrich men’s connections. They facilitate activities that support positive mental, physical and emotional health and wellbeing for men.
10 Aug Why not make your rent payment using the allpay payment app 
Did you know you can make your rent payments through the allpay payment app?
Download it for free from the Apple App Store, Google Play or Windows Phone store. 10 Aug Save the Date: Scottish Housing Day 2023 
Wednesday 13th September 2023 04 Aug Free family fun day – Sunday 20th August 
Ukranian Society of Glasgow free family fun day, 12-4pm in Victoria Park.
Taster sessions for sports: netball, football, rugby tots, tennis, bike marking, fire engine and much more! 19 Jul Pre-Payment Meters Update 
From the 1st of July prepayment meter households will no longer pay more on average for their energy than direct debit customers, as the government scraps unfair charge.
10 Jul WSHA Tenant Satisfaction Survey 2023 
WSHA Tenants Satisfaction Survey starting soon.
It’s important we know how all our tenants feel about us and so, over the next two years all our tenants will be contacted.
10 Jul Kids eat free in the summer holidays 
Money Saving Expert has a list of places that kids can eat for free or a £1 during the school holidays. 04 Jul The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme 
The Glasgow Children's Holiday Food and Activity Programme will operate during the Summer 2023 holiday.
This holiday is between 26 June and 11 August, but please check with organisations which days they will be operating.
04 Jul Free Debt Advice Locally 
The Sumerfield Centre at Whiteinch Cross (21 Smith Street Glasgow G14 0RX) is providing free debt advice and money support in partnership with Christians Against Poverty. 04 Jul Whiteinch Community Pantry 
Helping to feed our community every week.
If you live locally and find yourself struggling for food (you don’t have to be on benefits), Whiteinch Community Pantry are here to help. 03 Jul Committee of Management 2023/24 
This year’s Annual General Meeting took place on 28th June at the Whiteinch Centre where elections to the committee of management were announced. 19 Jun Karen Auld 
It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that I have to inform you of the sudden passing of our colleague and friend Karen Auld. 31 May Universal Credit – Managed Migration 
Managed Migration is the final phase of the roll out of Universal Credit. 23 Mar How does the rent increase affect Universal Credit & Housing Benefit Claimants 
An update on how the rent increase affects Universal Credit & Housing Benefit claimants 23 Jan Dolly Partons Imagination Library 
Are you a tenant with a child under 5?
If so, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library could help your child to build their very own library! 29 Apr Apply now for the Scottish Child Payment 
The Poverty Alliance has launched a new information leaflet, to help parents and carers apply for the Scottish Child Payment. 27 Jul Be Safe in Open Water! 
Tragically there have been a number of deaths from drowning during the good weather. Please read the full article for advice on keeping safe in Scotland's waters. 05 Apr New Bulk Uplift Service Begins 
The weekly bulk uplift service from the City Council has been permanently withdrawn but we have replaced it with a service using our subsidiary WS Estate Services Ltd. 30 Mar Attention All Applicants for Housing 
We are assisting Glasgow City Council with rehousing the backlog of homeless applicants that has built up over the COVID Pandemic lockdown due to house letting having been severely disrupted. 20 Nov Scottish Child Payment is now Open for Applications 
Scottish Child Payment is a new payment for families on tax credits or certain benefits to
help towards the costs of looking after a child. It’s £40 paid every four weeks for each child
under six. 17 Oct Fuel Grant Announced for Glasgow 
Glasgow City Council has announced a new scheme for families with children at home and receiving Council Tax Reduction which was launched in October 2022 by Glasgow City Council. More information can be found here. 25 Mar Our Offices Are Closed 
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our offices closed to the public in March 2020. All our staff are currently working from home and can be contacted via the office telephone number. We will let you know when the offices re-open first to staff, then to visitors. Please be patient with us as working from home brings challenges to staff and we may not be able to respond as quickly as we could from the office.
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