Funding for improving Sutherland homes

Members of the Sutherland County Committee have agreed a two year Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme that will see over £2m invested into improving council homes over the next 2 years. In addition, a further £134,000 will be spent specifically on providing aids and adaptations to assist tenants requiring extra support (November 15th).The Council is responsible for maintaining 386 residential properties across North, West and Central Sutherland and 520 in East Sutherland and Edderton. During 2019/20 £979,133 will be used to carry out upgrade works, including: replacing kitchens, bathrooms, windows and doors as well as structural work to roofs, chimneys and the external fabric of properties. Money will also be used to carry out heating and energy efficiency work in line with the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing. For the period 2020/21 the investment will rise to £1,028,045.This is part of the wider Highland Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme which will see a total of over £29 million invested over the next two years to improve housing stock across the Highlands.