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By: Shelter Scotland Published: October 2008
Shelter’s submission to the Local Government and Communities Committee on the draft budget 2009-10.
- 2009-2010 Budget response (PDF 66.1 kb)
Summary
- There is a lack of
information on the actual number of homes to be built or improved and grants
to be provided through this Budget.
- The Budget shows a considerable
drop in both investment and output from the equivalent programme in
2007-08.
- The proposed expenditure of £634 million in Edinburgh and Glasgow compares favourably with recent years but still falls significantly short of funding for the estimated 10,000 affordable rented homes needed each year.
- The Scottish Government has separately committed to expand funding on low-cost home ownership schemes to the tune of £250 million over three years. These are not fully detailed in the budget but cannot be achieved without cutting other programmes.