Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 25 March 2026 [Draft]
25 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Temporary Accommodation
That fund, which goes directly to councils to help them to turn around social voids quickly and to acquire family homes on the market, is a critical part of our response to the housing emergency, because although we are putting a huge amount of work into delivering more affordable homes more quickly, it is clear that immediate action is needed. That £80 million fund, which forms part of the larger sum of £120 million that we have provided since the emergency was declared, is supporting the acquisition of at least 1,200 homes and helping between 600 and 800 children to move quickly from the vital safety net of temporary accommodation into permanent settled homes.
In the same item of business
8. Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
SNP
Forgive me, Presiding Officer, but I hope that you will indulge me, as I wish to thank all those working across the Parliament campus to support MSPs, includ...
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing (Màiri McAllan)
SNP
I echo Clare Adamson’s thanks. On her question, temporary accommodation provides a vital safety net as part of our housing system in Scotland, but we, of cou...
Clare Adamson
SNP
One of my most frustrating constituent issues is when people who are expecting to move into accommodation cannot do so because it is not ready on time, which...
Màiri McAllan
SNP
That fund, which goes directly to councils to help them to turn around social voids quickly and to acquire family homes on the market, is a critical part of ...
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD)
LD
In the past five years of the Government’s tenure, 17,811 children have been trapped in temporary accommodation for more than a year. Whoever is elected to t...
Màiri McAllan
SNP
I would say that, although I said in response to Clare Adamson that temporary accommodation is a vital safety net for families and individuals who find thems...
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
That concludes portfolio question time. There will be a short pause before we move on to the next item of business.