Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government collects and publishes information on the total number of households and children in temporary accommodation. This information, broken down by local authority, can be found in:

• Table 27 and Table 29, respectively, of the Main Annual tables Supporting documents - Homelessness in Scotland: 2024-25 - gov.scot. This provides snapshot data as at 31 March from 2021 to 2025.
• Table 17 and Table 19, respectively, of the Biannual tables Supporting documents - Homelessness in Scotland: update to 30 September 2025 - gov.scot. This provides the most recent snapshot data available (up to 30 September 2025).

As set out in the Manifesto, in this parliament we will introduce measures to remove financial barriers, such as land transfer fees for people under the age of 30 for the purpose of building a single domestic housing unit, and targeted support of £10,000 for households to construct a single unit, specifically for a primary resident, not for rental.

This will initially be concentrated on our highland and island communities but will remain open to other areas.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00581 on 8 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.

The Scottish Government has not paid compensation to any property owners or renters as a result of living in properties affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

There are currently three Project Gigabit in Scotland contracts in delivery – the local contract awarded to GoFibre which covers the Scottish Borders and East Lothian, the regional contract awarded to GoFibre which covers the North East of Scotland, and the nationwide contract awarded to Openreach.

While there is currently a live regional procurement underway for Fife and Perth & Kinross, until this process is complete, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of the premises which may be connected.

a) The following table provides the number of premises that have received a connection through Project Gigabit so far which do not fall within the Highlands and Islands Parliamentary Region, broken down by local authority area.

The Scottish Government and COSLA published the Coming Home Action Plan in March 2026. The action plan is backed by Scottish Government funding of up to £20m to support implementation. The majority of this funding will be distributed via the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland through the creation of a new Coming Home fund.

No timeline has been set on releasing hospital beds through this new fund. In line with a person-centred approach and to ensure safe and supportive transitions, all moves from hospital to the community will progress at the pace appropriate for each person to ensure their individual needs are met.