New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply 2025-26 in Scotland But The Target Looks Very Hard To Reach

Annual starts and completions fall in Scotland but SFHA says social housing sector shows ‘green shoots of recovery’

Annual starts and completions in Scotland have fallen, but the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations believes the social housing sector is showing “green shoots of recovery”

Scottish affordable housing completions drop to lowest level since 2015/16

Data from the Scottish Government showed 6,787 approvals, 7,421 starts and 6,832 completions of affordable homes in 2025-26.

New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply 2025-26 in Scotland But The Target Looks Very Hard To Reach

There were 17,268 new homes built and 14,955 new builds started across the social and private sector in 2025-26.   On the basis of the latest figures, the Scottish Government is behind the pace required to meet its own affordable housing target, although it is still too early to say that the target is impossible to achieve.