Glasgow Affordable Homes Targets Missed Last Year Amid Housing Emergency

Glasgow affordable homes targets missed last year amid housing emergency

Rising costs are hindering the city's efforts to deliver more affordable new-builds, a housing chief has said.

Affordable homes targets missed due to rising costs

Targets for the delivery of new affordable homes in Glasgow were missed last year, as rising costs continue to hamper construction.

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Glasgow misses Scottish Government target but still has massive, 135 times more, genuinely affordable social rent homes than Manchester

From BBC Scotland yesterday: Targets for the delivery of new affordable homes in Glasgow were missed last year, with construction hampered by rising costs. The Scottish government provided £127.75m for the city’s affordable housing supply programme but although all the money was spent, only 448 homes were recorded as complete against a target of 633. Other targets for approvals and site starts were also missed in 2025/26 for the city, which decl…

Glasgow misses affordable homes target as rising costs hamper construction

The figures were described as 'not reflecting the response required to Glasgow's housing emergency'

Scotland's Housing Target Looks Increasingly Out of Reach as New Building Falls to Near Decade Low Making It Difficult To Form Families

Scotland is facing a housing emergency, yet the latest official figures reveal that the number of new homes being built is moving in the opposite direction to what is needed.   The latest statistics from the Scottish Government, reflected in the Office for National Statistics housing data, show that housebuilding declined sharply during 2025.