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Updating Your Universal Credit Online Account Following Our Rent Charge Frequency Change
If you receive Universal Credit to help with your housing costs, it is important that you update your Universal Credit online account so your benefit matches your new monthly rent charge.
If you receive Universal Credit (whether it is paid to you or directly to Argyll Community Housing Association), you must update your Universal Credit online account on or after 1st April 2026. Please do not update your Universal Credit online account or telephone before 1 April 2026 to advise of the change to your circumstances as the change will not be processed by the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP).
If you have a telephone claim for universal credit which means you do not have an online account please phone the helpline on 0800 328 5644 to report the change to your housing costs on or after the 1st April 2026.
Changes to Carers Benefits from 15th March 2026
Carers Support Payment
Social Security Scotland has three payments for unpaid carers. Carer Support Payment, a weekly payment of £83.30, has replaced Carer’s Allowance in Scotland. The payment is available to people providing care for 35 hours or more a week to someone who receives disability benefits. They need to earn less than £196 per week after tax, national insurance and expenses.
Carer Support Payment is also available to some carers in education. This includes fulltime students aged 20 or over and students under 20 who are in advanced or higher education. Some carers aged 16-19 in non-advanced education may be eligible. This includes those studying for National Certificates, Highers and Advanced Highers, who meet certain criteria, for example, not having any parental support.
Please click on the link for more information https://www.mygov.scot/carer-support-payment
Sheltered Housing Annual Survey Results 2025
Every year, we ask tenants across our eight sheltered housing complexes to share their experiences of living with ACHA. This feedback is important to us because it helps us understand what we’re doing well and where we need to improve.
In 2025, we issued 187 surveys and received 101 completed responses, giving us an overall return rate of 54%.
Rent Payments Are Changing to Monthly Billing
We are making a change to the way we charge rent to make things simpler for you. In this post, we’ll breakdown what’s changing, why’s changing and how it affects you.
A83 Lochgilphead to reopen later today 24/12/2025
Work to secure a dangerous fire damaged building in Lochnell Street, Lochgilphead has been completed, allowing the road to reopen under traffic signal control.
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