A stable, multi‑year funding settlement must be the next Scottish Government’s top priority if Scotland is to reverse stalled development pipelines and respond meaningfully to the housing emergency, according to the latest episode of The Scottish Housing News Podcast, published by the sister
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Billions of pounds will be invested to ensure national infrastructure continues to deliver for the people of Scotland, the Scottish Government has revealed. Published alongside the draft Budget 2026-27 and Scottish Spending Review, the draft Infrastructure Strategy sets out the Scottish Government&r
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for urgent action to arrest a collapse in housebuilding after figures showed the lowest number of social homes beginning construction on record.
Soaring building costs and uncertainty over new standards have left a significant funding gap in the Scottish Government’s efforts to end the housing emergency, according to a report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).
Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan has set out the Scottish Government's Housing Emergency Action Plan, which includes measures to end children living in unsuitable accommodation, support vulnerable groups, and a multi-year investment of £4.9 billion in new affordable homes. An
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for long-term funding for the housing budget after new research revealed Scotland needs to build over 15,000 homes per year to meet housing need.
The Scottish Government must “seize the opportunity” from the Spending Review and announce a long-term funding plan for Scotland’s housing associations, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.
A new report by the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce has laid out an ambitious roadmap to boost confidence and unlock greater investment across Scotland’s housing sector.
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for increased investment in Scotland’s affordable homes programme and voiced "serious concerns" over social security cuts following the Spring Statement.
Ministers have come under fire after yesterday's record-breaking homelessness statistics were followed up by new figures that revealed a sharp drop in the number of new homes being built.
The Scottish Government risks presiding over a collapse in housebuilding and needs to take urgent action to tackle the housing emergency, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said in response to "dire" new statistics which show the number of homes completed by housing
Scottish Government plans to address cuts to affordable rented housing through private investment are in danger of destabilising Scotland’s social housing, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned. During her opening speech at SFHA’s annual conference in Glasgow,
The Scottish Government has been urged to "back words with action" and reverse the "hammer-blow" £196 million affordable housebuilding cut after it declared that Scotland was in the midst of a housing emergency. Cabinet secretary for social justice Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP revealed yesterda
Scotland is at risk of missing its net zero targets unless it swiftly increases the speed of transitioning from oil and gas boilers to clean heat sources, a new report has concluded.
The passing of the Scottish Budget 2024/25 at Holyrood yesterday will perpetuate housing inequality across the country and limit the number of new homes coming forward across all tenures, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. The Budget includes more than £1.3 billion for the W


