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PE1959: Tackle Scotland's affordable housing crisis

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action to improve the current housing crisis by:

  • Merging housing associations and local council housing; and
  • consider introducing a new right to buy scheme for council tenants.

Petitioner: Amber Roberts

Status: Closed

Date published: 11 August 2022

Click here for the full petition.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe briefing (186KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2022

07 December 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government have no plans to reintroduce a Right to Buy scheme for council tenants and are committed to delivering 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, of which at least 70% will be available for social rent. 

Official Report of Meeting 07 December 2022

Written Submissions

PE1959/A: Scottish Government submission of 14 September 2022 (189KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2022