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Home arrow Holyrood news arrow News categories arrow Housing, Planning & Regeneration (HCL01) arrow MSPs urged to build 'house' outside Parliament
MSPs urged to build 'house' outside Parliament Print E-mail
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

Shelter is calling on all MSPs to show their support for more affordable homes for Scotland by placing one of the final 128 bricks on a 'house' it will build outside the Scottish Parliament today. The charity will be outside the Scottish Parliament all day in a bid to shore up cross party support for affordable rented housing.

The event comes ahead of the first ever SNP-led Executive debate on housing on Thursday, when it is hoped the SNP will outline their plans for housing in Scotland.

The 'house' represents the charity's call for 30,000 affordable rented homes for Scotland through this year's spending review, which will see Scotland's public spending budgets being set for 2008-2011.

Archie Stoddart, director of Shelter Scotland, housing and homelessness charity, said: "It's time for all politicians to show they are serious about ensuring everyone can have a home. With hundreds of thousands of people on waiting lists, or in temporary accommodation, and rising house prices leaving many unable to buy a house, we need to give people real choices.

"This year's spending review presents us with the best chance yet to give everyone a home. We look forward to hearing - for the first time - the SNPs plans for housing at tomorrow's housing debate. We urge all politicians to show they are committed to housing Scotland's people."
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Nicky Fraser, Unregistered
Presumably the spread of the 30,000 affordable rented homes will be proportionate to local need, with some of these homes providing for the disabled.
Posted 2007-06-21 08:53:11
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