Question reference: S6W-10242
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 15 August 2022 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 September 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has published average apartment rental charges, used to calculate purchase subsidy grants under the Home Owners' Support Fund, since 2017 and, if this is not the case, what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer
The average apartment rental charges have not been routinely published up to this point as we have considered this an operational matter. Figures are updated each year in line with CPI inflation figures and grant calculations are shared with social landlords before the purchase of a property is agreed. Going forward, the publication of annual rental charges will be looked at as part of the wider scheme review.