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Affordable housing targets in tatters, Labour warns ministers

The Scottish Government’s targets on affordable housebuilding are in “tatters”, Labour has said in calls for urgent action. Ministers have pledged to build 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, however Labour has warned the fall in approvals for new ...

07 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Housing budget ‘number one priority’ if extra cash is available, vows Robison

Increasing Scotland’s housing budget will be the “number one priority” if new funding becomes available, the Deputy First Minister has said. In last month’s Budget, housing saw a cut of more than £200 million, drawing criticism due to ...

16 Jan 2024 at 14:22

Scotland

Value of empty homes estimated at £3.4bn as surcharge increase urged

Long-term empty properties in Scotland now have an estimated value of more than £3 billion, analysis has revealed. The number of properties that have been unoccupied for 12 months or more reached 28,280 in 2023 – up 70% from 16,527 ...

14 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Homelessness cases at highest on record, figures show

The number of open homelessness cases in Scotland is at the highest level on record, figures show. Government statistics released on Tuesday reveal 30,724 live applications were recorded on September 30 of last year, an increase ...

28 Feb 2024 at 10:44

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 by 63 votes to ...

22 Nov 2023 at 19:47

Scotland

Almost 40,000 disabled Scots on social housing waiting list, figures show

The Conservatives have slammed “wholly unacceptable” figures showing almost 40,000 disabled Scots are waiting for social housing. Tory social justice, housing and equalities spokesman Miles Briggs said the figures – released ...

16 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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 the ...

14 May 2024 at 10:58

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, with ...

15 May 2024 at 18:00

Scotland

Scottish Government to declare nationwide housing emergency

The Scottish Government is expected to declare a housing emergency in a debate at Holyrood. Scottish Labour has tabled a motion for a second time to force the declaration, but the breakdown of the Bute House ...

15 May 2024 at 11:12

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 ...

26 May 2023 at 15:33

Ireland

Number in emergency accommodation rises above 12,000 for first time

A total of 12,259 people accessed emergency homeless accommodation during the last week of April, the highest level ever recorded by the Department of Housing. The overall figure includes 3,594 children ...

26 May 2023 at 14:45

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Significant drop in number of people requiring emergency accommodation in county Tipperary

The number of families and single people living in emergency accommodation in county Tipperary because they have no home has fallen significantly in the past three months, Tipperary County Council’s ...

03 Nov 2022 at 19:33

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