Edinburgh Council's budget for building new council homes has been "almost cut in half," sparking calls for officials to be "honest and upfront" about the scale of the city's housing crisis.
A three per cent rent increase for council tenants agreed last month saw the 10-year housing budget slashed from £2.9bn to £1.7bn.
This means the authority now only has the capacity to build 2,400 council-owned social rent homes in the next decade, down from the previous commitment of 5,000 — and well below the 25,000 pledged by Labour during last year's local election, which now appears to have been watered-down.
