Social housing builds fall to lowest level since 2014 despite 'homeless catastrophe'

Social housing builds fall to lowest level since 2014 despite 'homeless catastrophe'

According to the government, social housing completions were the lowest since 2014.

Scotland heading for a “housing catastrophe”

Scotland is heading for a housing catastrophe according to Homes for Scotland (HFS), the body representing housebuilders in the country. The stark claim is in response to the latest Scottish Government housing statistics published today (March 31) which show continued declines in all-tenure housing starts and completions. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Affordable housing completions in Scotland drops to lowest level since 2014, data reveals

Figures from the Scottish Government showed there were 5,833 approvals, 5,856 starts and 6,289 completions of affordable homes funded through the AHSP.

Scotland's social housing build starts at lowest since records began

Shutterstock SCOTLAND recorded low house build starts in both the private and social sectors in 2025, government statistics have revealed. Aside from 2020, when Covid impacted building activity, the private sector started fewer homes than in any other year since 2013 – with it also completing fewer homes in any year since 2017. Social housing completions were at the lowest since 2014 and starts were the lowest recorded since such data collection…