CIH Scotland responds to latest figures on housebuilding and affordable housing supply

Responding to the publication of the quarterly housebuilding and affordable supply housing statistics for Scotland, Callum Chomczuk, national director at Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland commented:

“The figures published today are unfortunately not a surprise and show the impact of the rising costs of construction and an underfunding of Scotland affordable housing supply programme; with affordable housing starts at their the lowest since the year to end of September 2013 and completions at the lowest since 2017 (excluding 2020).

“The recent budget from the Scottish Government was an important step in right direction with £768 million earmarked for next year to deliver the social and affordable homes Scotland needs. This was welcome but still means that next year we are spending less in real terms on affordable housing than we were in 23/24.

These figures make it clear that addressing the housing emergency must be a long-term priority and can’t be addressed in one year. This must be the start of a long-term and cross-party consensus on funding and building social and affordable housing, so everyone has a safe affordable home to live in."