Question reference: S5W-36139
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been (a) built and (b) refurbished through the Rural Housing Fund.
Answer
There have been 80 homes completed through the Rural and Islands Housing Funds. Of these 54 have been built and 13 refurbished through the Rural Housing Fund. Eight homes have been built and five refurbished through the Islands Housing Fund. A further 85 homes are currently under construction of which 25 are on islands.
A total of £17,900,505 has been allocated from the Rural and Islands Housing Funds, which includes the full £5 million of the Islands Housing Fund.
The Scottish Government announced on 11 November 2020 that these demand-led funds would continue beyond March 2021 as a continuing scheme with up to £30 million being made available as part of our future Affordable Housing Supply Programme.