Glasgow sets out affordable housing plans following record £537m investment

Glasgow City Council has approved a list of new projects after the local authority was granted £537 million funding from the Scottish Government to deliver affordable housing over the next five years.Included in the budget is a record £120m for affordable housing in 2021/22, targets for which include 1443 completed homes and 1098 site starts.A list of projects ‘legally committed to’ as April t1 his year show 2200 homes across 35 projects from more than 20 housing associations including 175 homes for social rent from Queens Cross Housing Association at Hamiltonhill and 123 for mid-market rent from the Wheatley Group as part of the Calton Village development.New projects approved by councillors last week could see 756 homes, with 91 from Govan Housing Association at Water Row and 90 from West of Scotland Housing Association at Dundashill.