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This will ensure that new entrants looking to join the sector through new-build construction are not prevented from doing so due to the uncertainty of a licence being granted or refused post construction.
The overall settlement for local government will increase by £650.9 million, which is a cash increase of 4.3 per cent or 2 per cent in real terms compared with the 2025-26 budget. I acknowledge that £144 million for ENICs was added to the 2025-26 budget following the budget’s publication.
There was a 20 per cent real-terms reduction in funding for colleges between 2021/22 and 2025/26. Two targeted funding packages for colleges in 2023/24 were also withdrawn.
The SPCB noted the ongoing work looking into potential impacts for the Parliament following the First Minister’s latest statement. Festival of Politics 2020 report – SPCB(2021)Paper04 5.
The best way to combat shortages is to build new homes but, year after year, the Scottish Government falls short of what is needed to tackle growing homelessness levels—the latest statistics show that house building completions are down by about 6 per cent on the previous year.
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Despite COSLA Leaders openly welcoming the progress made during 2025-26 in their response to the Scottish Budget, some Leaders wish to see further work to explore a rules-based funding arrangement.