Firm foundations: the future of housing in Scotland

The following issues arise from the broad ambition that we believe have not been fully addressed:

• What is the rationale for the specific figure of 35,000?

• How fully will increasing general supply alone address problems of access for low income households?

• What proportion of these homes will be rented from social landlords?

• How can the housing supply needs be better evidenced? Shelter would like the Scottish Government to set a target for affordable housing for rent that is based on a robust analysis of housing need. Specifically we urge the Scottish Government;

- to update the ‘Bramley’ model which estimates affordable housing need across Scotland, as well as producing an economic model of housing supply and demand in Scotland.

- set a well evidenced target for new housing to meet established and future needs, and specify the proportion of houses that are to be built in each sector and tenure range.