What has the SNP done to increase affordable housing?

Since 2007, over 141,000 affordable and social homes have been completed under the SNP government – proportionately, much more than in England and in Wales.

The 2026-27 Scottish Budget invests £926 million in the Affordable Housing Supply Programme, so that everybody in Scotland can have the warm, safe, affordable home they deserve – an additional £158 million compared to 2025-26.

An investment at this scale contributes not only to tackling increasing housing demand, but helps to reach the Scottish Government’s target of a further 110,000 affordable homes between 2022 and 2032.

Significant steps are also being taken in the planning system, including a new Housing Planning Hub.

Plus investment of £3.7m by the SNP in the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership and network of empty homes officers has delivered real results.

And almost 13,000 homes have returned to active use since 2010 – a record breaking 2,066 in 2024-25 alone.