Current status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new and improved homes were completed for social rent and low-cost home ownership in the financial years (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04, broken down into homes provided by housing associations for rent, housing associations for low-cost home ownership, private developers and individuals and homes improved.
The following table gives the available information.
Houses Built or Improved for Social Rent or Low Cost Home Ownership by Year of Completion
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| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Built by local authorities | 65 | 94 | 0 |
| Funded by Scottish Executive – Housing Investment Programme | |||
| Housing Association – Rent | 4,570 | 3,839 | 3,596 |
| Other – Rent | 59 | 169 | 58 |
| Total for rent | 4,629 | 4,008 | 3,654 |
| Housing Association - Low Cost Home Ownership | 245 | 213 | 152 |
| GRO Grants for Owner Occupation to Private Developers | 1,253 | 794 | 284 |
| Grants to Individuals | 52 | 53 | 64 |
| Total for ownership | 1,550 | 1,060 | 500 |
| Total for local authorities and Scottish Executive – Housing Investment Programme | |||
| Total for rent and ownership | 6,244 | 5,162 | 4,154 |
| Of which:- | |||
| New building | 5,640 | 4,682 | 3,749 |
| Rehabilitation | 604 | 480 | 405 |