Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post-2026 (2025)

This report presents the findings from research on projected affordable housing need in Scotland for the next Scottish Parliament 2026-31. It is the third iteration of similar research conducted in
2015 (Powell et al., 2015) and 2020 (Dunning et al., 2020). The aim of this iteration was to identify how many affordable homes must be delivered between 2026-2031 to meet housing need in Scotland, and the associated cost.

A minimum of 15,693 affordable homes are required every year over the 5 years of the next parliament to meet housing need in Scotland.

Read the report here. (external link: Shelter)