- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 9 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses built by local authorities in 2008-09 were for low-cost home ownership.
Answer
There were 336 houses completed by local authorities in 2008-09 “ however, the number that were for low-cost home ownership is not held centrally. The latest figures on local authority house building have been published by the Scottish Government and can be found in the Housing Statistics for Scotland Publication which was released on 27 August 2009.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 9 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses built by housing associations in 2008-09 were for low-cost home ownership.
Answer
There were 680 houses for low-cost home ownership completed by housing associations in 2008-09. This figure has been published by the Scottish Government and can be found in the latest Housing Statistics for Scotland Publication which was released on 27 August 2009.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homeowners have benefited from the mortgage to shared equity scheme since January 2009.
Answer
The Mortgage to Shared Equity (MTSE) scheme was introduced on 16 March 2009. So far, nine households have been eligible for consideration. We wrote to these households and offered them the opportunity to proceed through the MTSE scheme and so far:
five opted to progress through the Mortgage to Rent scheme (MTR) instead;
two replies are currently outstanding, and
two have withdrawn their applications completely.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures have been established at a national level for measuring the effectiveness of Care and Repair.
Answer
There are 12 Care and Repair national indicators introduced with effect from April 1999. These can be seen at:
http://www.careandrepairscotland.co.uk/static/docs/performance_indicators2006_07.pdf.
However, these national indicators focus on monitoring inputs and outputs rather than outcomes. While it is important to measure these, there are questions about whether the current measures are fit for purpose and whether these provide the evidence to judge how effective the service is in delivering local and national outcomes.
The recently published review of Care and Repair therefore recommends the introduction of a national performance monitoring framework to measure the outcomes of Care and Repair agencies, to allow them to benchmark their achievements against others, and to be able to articulate how this contributes to local and national housing priorities, to the housing contribution to the health and social care agenda and to the Scottish Government''s Purpose. We are now taking this forward. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/08/12134857/0.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which Scottish Government guidance stipulates national minimum standards for Care and Repair.
Answer
National minimum standards for Care and Repair are detailed in the publication
Care and Repair Standards and Guidance (2004). This is available to view at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/26800/0023526.pdf.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homeowners have benefited from the mortgage to rent scheme since January 2009.
Answer
Since January 2009, 183 households have benefited from the mortgage to rent scheme.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 7 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated average unit cost for 2009-10 is for general needs housing for rent provided by a (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority, showing the (i) overall cost and (ii) that part of the cost paid for directly from the public sector budget.
Answer
The target grant per unit (for a three person house) for a Registered Social Landlord in 2009-10 is £74,000. The final grant rate in a year is dependent on the actual costs and grant rates of all of projects approved in the year.
We do not estimate an overall average cost for Registered Social Landlords for the current financial year, but details of actual unit costs in 2008-09 can be found in our outturn report published on 6 August, available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS/AHIP0809Report.
The maximum subsidy for the programme to incentivise council house building was set at £25,000 per unit. The average grant allocated per unit in 2009-10 for council house building from the first tranche of funds, is £19,000. Councils will be asked to supply construction cost data as projects start on site, allowing the council data to form part of the outturn report for 2009-10.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 7 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25968 by Alex Neil on 3 August 2009, how many of the 4,535 visits to the House Key website were from people seeking support in resolving their individual housing problems.
Answer
This information is not collected as it is not possible to measure the intention of visits to the House Key website.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 7 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what conversations it has had with national housing organisations regarding the need to provide 10,000 affordable homes for rent in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13
Answer
The Scottish Government holds frequent discussions with national housing organisations to support our shared efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing.
- Asked by: Mary Mulligan, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 1 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fuel Poverty Forum Equalities Working Group will be made publicly available.
Answer
The minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fuel Poverty Forum''s Equalities Working Group will be published on the Scottish Government website with the minutes of the forum''s 7 July meeting. The minutes of that meeting will be published after they are approved by members at the next forum meeting in October.
