Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]
25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
More Homes Scotland (Affordable Housing and Homelessness)
I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests—I am a member of Shelter Scotland’s committee.
Given that far too many children live in temporary accommodation, more homes Scotland must be integral to ending homelessness, and its creation is most welcome. To succeed, it must move quickly, which requires proper funding and a singular clarity of focus. Some voices call for the agency’s focus to be on increasing the supply in all housing tenures, but does the cabinet secretary agree that delivering more private homes does not necessarily reduce homelessness, and that the measure of the agency’s success must be more social homes being built and homelessness being reduced?
In the same item of business
6. Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government whether addressing affordable housing need and tackling homelessness will be more homes Scotland’s core mission. (S6O-05714)
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing (Màiri McAllan)
SNP
Increasing the supply of affordable homes is key to addressing housing need and critical to tackling homelessness. I am pleased to confirm that more homes Sc...
Elena Whitham
SNP
I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests—I am a member of Shelter Scotland’s committee.Given that far too many children live in temp...
Màiri McAllan
SNP
: One of the main drivers—if not the main driver—of homelessness is poverty. More homes Scotland will help to drive forward the Government’s core priorities ...