Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take steps to support Glasgow City Council to establish a city-wide Common Housing Register, expanding upon the Glasgow North West pilot of 13 housing associations in 2017.
We continue to see Common Housing Registers as a key way of simplifying and maximising access to social housing. It is up to individual local authorities and housing associations to determine the most effective application process and allocation policy for allocating their housing stock. Guidance on Common Housing Registers can be found on the Scottish Government’s website: Common Housing Register (CHR) - building a register: a practitioner's guide - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . We have no plans to provide support to Glasgow City Council to expand their Common Housing Register which is a matter for them.