Housing affordability study: Findings report

A qualitative research study exploring experiences and understanding of housing affordability among social housing and private rental tenants in Scotland


Footnotes

1. What is the housing emergency in Scotland - Shelter Scotland

2. These challenges are well-documented. See, for example: Housing to 2040 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Index of Private Housing Rental Prices, UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk), Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2022 - Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Temporary accommodation - Homelessness in Scotland: 2021/22 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3. Annex F – Glossary of definitions - National Planning Framework 4 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4. Housing to 2040 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

6. Aberdeen City (2) Aberdeenshire, City of Edinburgh (5), East Ayrshire, Falkirk, Glasgow City (5), Highland, Midlothian, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands (2) and South Lanarkshire

7. Of the 24 participants, 16 took part in Phase 1, and 8 took part in Phase 2.

8. Joseph Rowntree Foundation: A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2022

9. JRF minimum income standards have been updated since the fieldwork was completed.

10. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: The Right to Adequate Housing (Fact Sheet No. 21/Rev.1)

Contact

Email: housingaffordability@gov.scot

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