Question ref. S5W-16922
Asked by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 29 May 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.
Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 June 2018
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% |