Question reference: S5W-16922
- Asked by: Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 29 May 2018
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 June 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06577 by Kevin Stewart on 2 February 2017, what the average (a) Housing Association Grant (HAG) and (b) non-HAG subsidy level per unit was expressed as a percentage of total costs for housing association new development tender approval activity in (i) Edinburgh and (ii) Glasgow in each of the last three years.
Answer
The following table sets out the average Housing Association Grant (HAG) and non (HAG) subsidy level expressed as a percentage of total costs for housing association new development tender approval activity in Edinburgh and Glasgow in each of the last three years:
Grant percentages
Edinburgh | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
HA Rent | 48.36% | 46.36% | 49.89% |
HA Low Cost Home Ownership | 20.00% | 28.49% | 19.60% |
Other Rent (Mid Market Rent) | 26.72% | 30.72% | 27.29% |
Glasgow | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
HA Rent | 56.43% | 63.79% | 58.82% |
HA Low Cost Home Ownership | n/a | n/a | 43.30% |
Other Rent (Mid Market Rent) | 29.00% | 39.6% | 28.68% |