Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan: Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA)

Footnotes

1 National Islands Plan – island reports

2 Research into the impact of short-term lets on communities across Scotland

3 Short term lets - Short-term lets (campaign.gov.scot)

4 Found on pages 76 and following in the 2020 consultation report published on 10 December 2020.

5 Second homes in Scotland – facts, figures and policy – SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe (spice-spotlight.scot)

6 Housing statistics: Empty properties and second homes - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7 Social Capital in Scotland: Measuring and understanding Scotland’s social connections

8 Rural locations and populations referred to include island communities. More information can be found here: Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9 The complete data for all variables at local authority level can be found at Scottish Household Survey - Annual Report 2018 - LA Tables (nrscotland.gov.uk)