Question reference: S6W-03698
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 13 October 2021 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable housing supply programme approvals that were agreed (a) before and (b) on or since 1 April 2020 have (i) not started, (ii) started and (iii) been completed.
Answer
The following table outlines the total number of Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) approvals since April 2016 to the end of June 2021. These approvals are broken down by their current status; not started, currently on site, completed, and those that were approved but have subsequently now been withdrawn from the programme.
Financial Year | Total Homes Approved | Current Status as at end of June 2021 | |||
Not Started | Currently on Site | Completed | Withdrawn | ||
2016-17 | 10,361 | 14 | 236 | 10,022 | 89 |
2017-18 | 11,677 | 130 | 3,317 | 8,006 | 224 |
2018-19 | 11,130 | 360 | 3,784 | 6,941 | 45 |
2019-20 | 12,886 | 1,240 | 7,765 | 3,777 | 104 |
2020-21 | 7,882 | 1,277 | 4,487 | 2,118 | 0 |
2021-22* | 1,063 | 271 | 423 | 369 | 0 |
Total | 54,999 | 3,292 | 20,012 | 31,233 | 462 |
*figures to end of June (Q1) only |