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We plan to consult during 2022 on these regulations, and this will include details of any exemptions including those linked to cost, tenant rights, what might be technically feasible, and matters relating to compliance and enforcement.
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Date answered:
30 August 2021
This option was developed in partnership with the National Sheep Association Scotland, National Farmers Union Scotland and SGRPID, to better integrate forestry and farming practices, and provide new opportunities for farm enterprises; it is available to new tenant farmers with landlord or leasehold approval.
A further £2,100,000 was provided to the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations to deliver the Social Housing Fuel Support Fund, which supported member RSLs to deliver schemes designed to support tenants experiencing fuel insecurity.
That is why we took action through the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, which came into force last week, to help tenants through the challenging months ahead by freezing rents and preventing evictions.
Prior to the pandemic, we made a significant investment in increasing health visiting. We have increased the health visiting workforce by almost 50 per cent in order to build capacity and to provide more support to individuals who need it.
While it facilitates most inward and outward international visits, it is not involved in every visit to or from the Parliament e.g. those undertaken by committees as part of an inquiry or by MSPs on cross party groups.