Question reference: S6W-10518
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 23 August 2022
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 September 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that sufficient accommodation is available for students with conditional offers.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no direct role in the provision of student accommodation. However, we are aware of the ongoing difficulties faced by students in accessing accommodation this academic year.
We are currently undertaking a review of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) which will look at a number of issues, including affordability and supply and the findings from this report, along with findings from the New Deal for Tenants Report which considered similar issues in the private rented sector, will inform a student accommodation strategy for Scotland.