Question reference: S6W-14348
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 26 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been built through the Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.
Answer
The number of homes built through the Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17, broken down by rural (mainland) and islands is provided in the following table. There are also a further 141 units through the fund that have been approved or are on-site. The Rural and Island Housing Fund plays an important role in offering support to community organisations and others to deliver affordable homes, while complementing the delivery through our mainstream programme by Councils and Registered Social Landlords. More than 6,000 homes have been delivered over the course of the previous Parliament in rural and island areas.
2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
Rural | 2 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 45 | 24 |
Islands | - | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Total | 2 | 25 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 53 | 32 |
Note: 2022-23 is based on provisional programme management information to end December 2022 and could be subject to change. | |||||||