Question reference: S6W-24872
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 26 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 8 February 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what funding it has made available to increase the supply of accessible and adapted housing.
Answer
Through the 2023-24 Affordable Housing Supply Programme we are investing £752 million to support local authority strategic housing priorities, including accessible housing. All new build properties which are delivered directly by councils and social landlords should, as a minimum, meet the ‘basic’ requirement within the Housing for Varying Needs Design guide. This guide incorporates the ‘barrier free’ concept of accessibility and is a key reference document for the affordable housing sector in Scotland.
We support registered social landlords to undertake adaptations to their properties, and in 2023-24 we are making available £11 million for this purpose. Adaptations in Glasgow and Edinburgh are funded separately within those local authorities’ Affordable Housing Supply Programme allocations as part of the Transfer of the Management of Development Funding arrangements.