Scotland faces an “emergency” amid a “critical lack of capacity” of social housing, a report has warned.
The Solace report, made up of council chiefs and senior managers, estimates at least 125,000 homes are needed to meet the current demand. It revealed that 243,603 people are currently on the waiting list for social housing. But only 26,102 allocations were made across the entire country.
Chair of Solace Scotland Cleland Sneddon said local authority housing faces “unsustainable pressure” amid the lack of new homes. This comes after analysis revealed just 18,583 affordable homes have been delivered since 2022. The supply has fallen 20 per cent in three years.
