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Sarwar: Scottish Government has failed to tackle housing emergency

The Scottish Government has “failed” to tackle the country’s housing emergency, Scottish Labour has said. Ministers were forced to declare the emergency earlier this year as a result of increased pressure on the housing supply and high rates of ...

02 Oct 2024 at 17:24

Scotland

Minister ‘concerned’ about time taken for planning applications to be decided

Scotland’s public finance minister is “concerned” about the length of time it takes for projects to get planning permission. Ivan McKee spoke out after figures revealed average decision times were longer than they were before the Covid ...

11 Nov 2024 at 14:14

Local News

Revealed: Latest number of people accessing emergency accommodation in Kilkenny

The number of people accessing emergency accommodation in Kilkenny currently stands at thirty-six (36), according to the latest monthly report from the Department of Housing. This figure is down from the forty (40) people recorded ...

26 May 2023 at 15:33

Scotland

If politics doesn’t change housing, housing changes politics, MSPs hear

Failing to improve housing in Scotland could see voters “begin to change politics”, MSPs have been told. The country’s housing system has been struggling in recent years, with slowing housebuilding figures and record homelessness ...

12 Nov 2024 at 13:01

Scotland

‘Disgraceful’ data shows children among those waiting years in temporary housing

The Scottish Government has been accused of presiding over “disgraceful” waits in temporary housing after figures revealed people are waiting years for a permanent home. A freedom of information (FOI) request by the Scottish ...

24 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Government accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ as number of homes built falls 17%

Ministers have been accused of a “complete dereliction of duty” as figures showed the number of new homes built in Scotland plunged 17% last year. The data shows that by the end of June this year, 22,473 homes had been ...

24 Sept 2024 at 13:30

Scotland

Labour to make second attempt to declare housing emergency in Scotland

Scottish Labour will this week make a second attempt to declare a housing emergency. The party will use its debating time on Wednesday to push the Government to acknowledge the extent of the crisis in housing across ...

14 May 2024 at 10:58

Scotland

Sarwar condemns housebuilding rates as he highlights those homeless at Christmas

A record number of Scots will wake up on Christmas Day “without a home to call their own”, Anas Sarwar has said as he criticised plummeting housebuilding numbers under the SNP. The Scottish Labour leader told John ...

19 Dec 2024 at 15:32

Scotland

Housing emergency declared as Labour push for plan

The Scottish Parliament has declared a nationwide housing emergency as opposition MSPs pushed for a coherent plan to address the situation. Scottish Labour tabled a motion which made the declaration on Wednesday, ...

15 May 2024 at 18:00

Scotland

Labour fails in bid to declare housing emergency across Scotland

An attempt by Scottish Labour to declare a housing emergency in Scotland has failed. The party sought to follow Argyll and Bute and Edinburgh city councils with the declaration, but their motion fell at Holyrood ...

22 Nov 2023 at 19:47

Scotland

Minister urged to ‘deliver on promise’ to tackle housing emergency

Scottish Labour has called on Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan to “act urgently” to tackle the housing crisis by publishing an emergency plan. The party said it has seen official figures which show the number of ...

24 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Mairi McAllan pledges almost £5bn for housing over the next five years

Scotland’s Housing Secretary has pledged almost £5 billion of cash over the next five years to build around 36,000 affordable homes. Setting out an emergency action plan, Mairi McAllan told MSPs that housing ...

02 Sept 2025 at 16:24

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