Publication - Independent report
Housing affordability - short life working group: final report 2022 to 2024
As part of the Housing to 2040 strategy we committed to work with stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of affordability. The working group brought together experts from across Scotland’s housing sector. The final report of the group makes nine key recommendations to Ministers.
Annex 1 Membership of the SLWG
- Callum Chomczuk, Chartered Institute of Housing
- Tony Cain (Sher Peek while TC seconded), Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers
- Mike Callaghan, COSLA
- Shona Mitchell, Cairn Housing Association (formerly Scottish Federation of Housing Associations)
- David Bookbinder, Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations
- John Blackwood, Scottish Association of Landlords
- Lisa Borthwick, Shelter Scotland
- Aoife Deery, Citizens Advice Scotland
- Gillian Young, Newhaven Research Scotland/Honorary professor, Heriot-Watt University
- Dr Madhu Satsangi, School of Social and Political Sciences, Glasgow University
- Dr John Boyle, Rettie and Co.
- Helen Shaw, Scottish Housing Regulator
- Sean Baillie, Living Rent
- Prof Angela O'Hagan, Dept of Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Colin Stewart, Social Rented Sector representative
- Rhiannon Sims, Crisis (succeeded by Maeve McGoldrick)
- Kyna Morgan, Private Rented Sector representative
- Bel Ingham, Private Rented Sector representative
- Fionna Kell, Director of Policy, Homes for Scotland
- Susie Fitton, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
- Eli Harji, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
- Emma Saunders, Living Rent
- Ed Pybus, independent social security expert