Social housing
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Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 - 2nd proposed extension: statement of reasons
We have prepared this Statement of Reasons to set out why The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 (Amendment of Expiry Date) Regulations 2023 should be made.
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New dementia strategy for Scotland: Everyone's Story
The new Dementia Strategy for Scotland is a 10-year vision for change. This strategy was developed in collaboration with people with lived experience and our wider partners. It is the culmination of eight months of engagement with people across Scotland, focussed on how we improve delivery
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Scottish social housing charter: Gaelic translation
Gaelic translation of the Charter which helps to improve the quality and value of services provided by social landlords in Scotland. It sets the standards and outcomes that all social landlords should aim to achieve when performing their housing activities.
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Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods - planning guidance: consultation
We are seeking views on this draft guidance on local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods to support the implementation of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
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Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods - draft guidance consultation: impact assessment report update
The impact assessment report update relates to the consultation on our draft guidance on local living and 20 minute neighbourhoods, produced to support the fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4).
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Scottish Household Survey 2021 - telephone survey: key findings
A summary of the key findings from the Scottish Household Survey 2021 telephone survey.
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Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership - A fresh start
This publication sets out the First Minister’s vision for Scotland and the outcomes he and his government aim to achieve by 2026.
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Welcome to Scotland: a guide for Service personnel and their families - updated 2023
Welcome to Scotland is a guide to support service personnel and their families upon their move to Scotland. Due to the moving nature of service personnel and their families they can be transferred to different bases. This booklet gives key information on what to expect when moving to Scotland.
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Scottish Housing Market Review Q1 2023
Scottish housing market bulletins collating a range of statistics on house prices, housing market activity, cost and availability of finance and repossessions.
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National Islands Plan Annual Report 2022
The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 requires that a report is presented to Parliament each year setting out the progress made towards delivery of the National Islands Plan. This report sets out progress made during the 2022 reporting year.
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Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply (published 28 March 2023)
A summary of activity in new build housing, affordable housing and long term empty properties and second homes in Scotland.
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Scottish Parliament approves 3% rent cap
Emergency protections for tenants extended.
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Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply (published 24 January 2023)
A summary of activity in new build housing, affordable housing and long term empty properties and second homes in Scotland.
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Protections for tenants extended
Minister confirms intention to cap rents at 3%.
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Agreement on social rents for 2023-24
Landlords announce plans for average increases.
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Scottish Social Housing Charter November 2022
The Charter helps to improve the quality and value of services provided by social landlords in Scotland. It sets the standards and outcomes that all social landlords should aim to achieve when performing their housing activities.
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Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing post 2020 (EESSH2) review: interim guidance for social landlords
Sets out early action guidance for social landlords during the review of the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing post 2020 (EESSH2) until a new standard is established.
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Tenant Protection Act becomes law
Rents frozen and evictions prevented.
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Providing homes for displaced people from Ukraine
Funding allocation to increase housing supply.
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Emergency protections for tenants
Bill to freeze rents and safeguard against evictions.
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Accessing help for cost of living
New website provides ‘one stop shop’ for advice and information.
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Rent freeze focus of Programme for Government
Ministers act to protect people in cost crisis.
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Affordable Housing Supply Programme: process and procedures MHDGN 2020/02
This Guidance Note, which supersedes MHDGN 2019/03 and details the process for planning the delivery of the majority of grant-funded homes through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme, has only been updated to replace a web link in section 1.4.
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Housing Statistics 2020 & 2021: Key Trends Summary
Annual statistics up to 31 March 2021 on total new housing supply in Scotland across all sectors, along with information on various elements of local authority housing such as stock, lettings, house sales, evictions, housing lists, and housing for older people and people with disabilities.
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Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26
Best Start, Bright Futures.
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Investment in tackling child poverty
Supporting low income households.
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Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund - development funding invitation
Information and guidance notes for the Social Housing Net Zero - Development Funding Invitation.
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Pre-pandemic wealth inequality remained high
Official Statistics published
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Scottish Household Survey – 2020 telephone survey
Experimental Statistics: Data being developed.
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A new deal for tenants
Views sought on plans to deliver fairer rented sector.
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Quarterly Housing Statistics, December 2021
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Grants for tenants in rent arrears
£10m to help people worst affected by pandemic to avoid eviction.
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Affordable homes funding
Increased funding commitment for local authority areas.
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Protecting tenants during pandemic
Landlords reaffirm commitment to avoiding evictions.
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More than 100,000 affordable homes delivered
Milestone on path to fairer Scotland.
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A new standard for housing
Ensuring equal quality of homes.
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Action on rented homes
Rented Sector strategy to be part of major new housing publication.
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Housing Revenue Account (HRA) statistics: local authority housing income and expenditure 1997-1998 to 2019-2020 (near actuals) and 2020-2021 (budgeted estimates)
This annual publication provides information on trends in the balance of HRA housing income and expenditure; the amount Scottish councils earned from housing and other council stock, how they spent this income and whether there was a surplus or deficit at year end.
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Eviction ban extended
Extension to protect tenants.
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Christmas eviction ban introduced
Six week temporary halt to protect tenants
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Improved fire safety for new flats and social homes
Changes to sprinkler regulations.
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Increased funding commitment for affordable homes
Greater certainty for housing providers.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): social housing statutory and regulatory targets - letter from the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
Letter from the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning to local authorities and RSLs on meeting statutory and regulatory targets for social housing during the coronavirus pandemic
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Emergency funding to prevent homelessness
Call for UK Government to provide support.
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Action needed to help renters
UK government urged to strengthen social security system.
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Extra funding to support tenants
£5 million for Discretionary Housing Payments.
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Tenants to be given extra protection
Emergency Scottish legislation in response to coronavirus.
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More homes available
Increase in the number of affordable homes delivered.
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Welfare reform - housing and social security: second follow-up paper
A report following the 2019 Annual Report on Welfare Reform focusing on the impact of UK Government Social Security policy on housing.
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Fairer Scotland Action Plan
Low income households helped through targeted support.
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Social housing to be more energy efficient
Tenants across Scotland to benefit from £3 million in funding.
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Short-term lets
Consultation responses back regulation.
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Scottish Council Housing Income and Expenditure 2018-19 (actuals) and 2019-20 (estimates)
An official statistics publication for Scotland.
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Making homes safer
£13 million to improve safety standards in social housing.
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Protecting against homelessness
£1.5 million for social landlords to work with families.
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Scottish Secure and Short Scottish Secure Tenancies: guidance for social landlords
Guidance for social landlords on using the changes to the law on assignation, subletting, joint tenancies and succession introduced in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Practical fire safety guidance for existing specialised housing and other supported domestic accommodation: consultation
We are gathering views on draft Fire Safety Guidance for Specialised Housing (and other supported domestic accommodation). We will use the responses to further develop and refine the guidance.
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Improved energy efficiency standards reducing bills
Social landlords lead the way.
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Energy efficiency grants for social landlords
Extra funding to make homes warmer and promote carbon reduction.
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Number of new build homes completed tops 20,000 for the first time in a decade
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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More affordable homes completed
Large increase in the total number of affordable and social rented homes.
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Short Scottish Secure Tenancies for antisocial behaviour and miscellaneous changes: statutory guidance for social landlords
Statutory guidance for social landlords on using the changes to the law on short Scottish secure tenancies introduced in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Streamlined eviction process - criminal or antisocial behaviour: statutory guidance for social landlords
Guidance on using the streamlined eviction process when recovering possession of a tenancy in criminal or antisocial behaviour cases.
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Short Scottish Secure Tenancy for homeowners: guidance for social landlords
Guidance on using the ground for granting a short Scottish Secure Tenancy to a homeowner introduced in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Help for affordable homes
Extra funding for councils.
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Social Tenants in Scotland, 2017
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Social housing allocations in Scotland: practice guide
Guidance on allocating homes in the social rented sector.
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£40m charitable bonds funding for affordable homes
Investment to help deliver ambitious affordable housing target.
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Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH): guidance for social landlords (revised February 2019)
Revised guidance for social landlords on the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH), February 2019.
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Freedom of information: extension of coverage to registered social landlords - EQIA
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) of a draft order extending the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to registered social landlords and their subsidiaries.
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Freedom of information: extension of coverage to registered social landlords - BRIA
Business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) of a draft order extending the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to registered social landlords and their subsidiaries.
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Freedom of Information: extension of coverage to registered social landlords - consultation response
Conclusions following consultation on a draft order under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which proposes to extend the coverage of FOI legislation to registered social landlords and their subsidiaries.
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More homes for Scotland
Funding increase will help deliver affordable housing.
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Supporting asylum seekers
Funding for housing services.
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More homes for Scotland
Affordable housing programme on target at halfway point.
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Affordable housing approvals up 14% to 11,680 in latest year
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Impact of UK Government welfare cuts
New report highlights effects on housing.
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Building a fairer Scotland
£756 million investment in affordable housing.
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Extending coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to registered social landlords: consultation
This consultation is on the terms of the draft order extending coverage of Scotland's Freedom of Information legislation to Registered Social Landlords.
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Discretionary Housing Payments
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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£15 million for affordable housing
Innovative funding scheme contributes to 50,000 affordable homes target.
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Life for people in Scotland in 2016
A National Statistics Publication for Scotland
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Building and fire safety working group: work programme
Outline of work to be undertaken by the building and fire safety Ministerial Working Group.
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Ministerial Working Group on building and fire safety
Third meeting held.
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Ministerial Working Group on building and fire safety
Third meeting held.
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£10 million for affordable housing
Investment for homes in the Highlands
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New statistical publication - Social Tenants in Scotland, 2015
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Scottish Flexibilities for Universal Credit
New powers to be used to meet needs of people of Scotland
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Funding for housing projects
Grants of £1.65m to help homeless and vulnerable people.
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Scotland gets low-carbon cosy
More renewable heat than ever before.
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Homelessness in Scotland decreases
Homeless applications also reduced.
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Homelessness and Housing Options statistics published
A National and Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Affordable homes target exceeded by 10%
Scotland leads way in UK.
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Scottish Housing Quality Standard: guidance for social landlords
Technical guidance for social landlords relating to housing standards.
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Joint Housing Delivery Plan for Scotland
Plan identifying priority actions agreed upon by housing sector representatives to ensure we are able to deliver the objectives set out in our housing strategies.
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Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 and 2010: repossession guidance for social landlords
Statutory guidance aimed at social landlords, giving guidance on pre-action requirements and recent changes to repossession orders.
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Social housing allocations: a practice guide
A guide for social landlords who allocate mainstream, or general needs, social housing.
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Scottish Housing Quality Standard: guidance for tenants of social landlords
Guidance about the standard for tenants of local authority and registered social landlords (RSLs).
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Housing allocations: ensuring fairness
The rules social landlords must follow to make sure the way they allocate houses is fair.
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Successful tenant participation: guidance
Good practice advice and support for tenants groups, individual tenants, councils and housing association staff.
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