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Shelter Scotland: The Life-Changing Value of Social Housing
Created: 19/08/2025
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New social tenancies can generate a value of £11,639 according to a three-year study commissioned by Shelter Scotland.
The study was led by Housing Associations' Charitable Trust (HACT) where they worked with tenants and social housing providers over three years to measure how securing a social tenancy has transformed households' health, wellbeing, and life circumstances, such as economic and employment status.
By applying the UK Social Value Bank model, the study calculated that each new social tenancy in Scotland can generate on average £11,639 in social value within just six months of a tenant moving in. This figure includes a £990.44 saving to the public purse and £10,648 in wellbeing value to the tenant, who benefits from improved opportunities such as securing employment, better health, transport connections, and reduced housing costs, thanks to their new social home.
But despite this clear benefit, figures published in June by the Scottish Government showed social house building was at its lowest level in a decade.
Shelter Scotland warned the continued decline in social housing delivery was an inevitable consequence of repeated budget cuts and decades of underinvestment.
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