Question reference: S6W-20628
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 August 2023
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Current status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 September 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many new (a) social and (b) affordable homes it plans to build in the Glasgow region by the end of the current parliamentary session.
Answer
A table showing the number of social and affordable completions by local authority area can be accessed using the following link. This provides the number of homes already built in Glasgow in the current parliamentary session:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/affordable-housing-supply-programme-completions-updates/
In Glasgow, the Council is responsible for the management and delivery of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) on behalf of Ministers through the Transfer of Management of Development Funding (TMDF) arrangement. The Council produces a Strategic Housing Investment Plan annually which details the plans for homes which will be built using the Affordable Housing Supply Programme in the Glasgow region. The latest plan, covering 2023-24 to 2027-28, details the completions planned by year and can be accessed using the following link:
Committee Information - View Committee Document (glasgow.gov.uk)
Homes provided through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme include social rent, mid-market rent and low cost home ownership. These include new build homes, rehabilitation projects, conversions and off-the-shelf purchases.