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Affordable Housing Supply Programme

The Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) comprises a range of funding mechanisms to enable affordable housing providers to deliver homes for social rent, mid-market rent, and low cost home ownership in communities across Scotland to support local authorities’ Local Housing Strategies.

We are committed to delivering 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, of which at least 70% will be available for social rent and 10% will be in our rural and island communities.

Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) budget

A total of £767.745 million is available in 2025 to 2026 as follows:

AHSP Budget 2025-2026

£ million

More Homes Grant

595.500

TMDF Grant*

92.245

Total Capital Grant

687.745

Financial Transactions

80.000

Total

767.745

*Transfer of Management of Development Funding, applicable to the City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City Councils.

Resource Planning Assumptions (RPAs) 

Resource Planning Assumptions covering 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 have been agreed.

Council areas across Scotland are to share £660.064 million in grant funding in 2025 to 2026 to deliver more affordable homes. This sum includes an additional £40 million of funding which was announced in April 2024 to support local authorities to bring existing homes into affordable use through acquiring homes to reduce homelessness and time spent in temporary accommodation. 

Acquisition Programme

Information on the acquisition of homes through the AHSP is available which (a) clarifies the process for identifying and taking forward acquisitions of homes and (b) sets out how programme and wider reporting arrangements will operate.

Guidance for councils and registered social landlords

Our current and archived guidance gathers publications by calendar year.

Affordable housing investment benchmarks

Affordable housing investment benchmarks are used to determine the appraisal route for new build, refurbishment and conversion projects delivered by local authorities and registered social landlords.  

Affordable Housing Supply Programme annual out-turn reports

Other Affordable Housing Supply Programme data

Housing statistics

Official figures on the AHSP and other housing statistics  and quarterly update summary tables  from Housing Statistics for Scotland. 

Housing Tender Return (HTR) and Scottish Social Housing Tender Price Index (SSHTPI)

The Scottish Social Housing Tender Price Index measures the movement in construction costs of social housing in Scotland.  The index is based on analysing the construction costs in accepted tenders for affordable housing.  Grant applicants provide tender information through the Housing Tender Return.

The Scottish Social Housing Tender Price Index Quarterly Briefing and Housing Tender Return are updated quarterly.

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