The number of social homes delivered in the past 18 years in
Scotland has passed the 100,000 mark.
Latest statistics on affordable housing show that, since 2007,
the Scottish Government has helped deliver 140,346 affordable
homes, with 100,064 of those for social rent.
Commenting, Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan said:
“Social homes passing 100,000 is a demonstration of our strong
commitment to supporting affordable housing across Scotland.
“Social housing is a key cornerstone in our efforts to tackle the
housing emergency and achieve our goal of eradicating child
poverty. These numbers show that thousands of families have been
provided with a warm, safe and affordable home.
“However, demand is outstripping supply, and these latest
quarterly statistics paint a stark picture of the challenges that
the cost of living, inflation and Brexit have placed on the
housing sector – not least construction inflation having reached
an incredible 24% in recent years.
“However, I am committed to turning these figures around. That is
why earlier this month I published an ambitious Housing Emergency
Action Plan, backed by up to £4.9 billion of investment to
deliver a major affordable housing programme. This will support
around 36,000 affordable homes over the next four years,
providing homes for up to 24,000 children. This is additional to
the £808m we will spend this financial year to deliver around
8,000 affordable homes.
“I am once again calling on everyone in the public and private
sector to urgently pull together and work with us to ensure that
everyone in Scotland has a place they can call home.”
Background
Housing statistics
quarterly update: new housebuilding and affordable housing supply
- gov.scot
