With the cost-of-living disaster making headlines each day, it’s no shock that housing points are among the many prime priorities for adults in Scotland forward of tomorrow’s native elections.
Even with out family incomes being strained to breaking level as inflation bites, Scotland was already experiencing a housing emergency. The scenario is dire for a lot of.
In our latest survey, performed by YouGov, respondents have been requested to state which points have been most essential for his or her native space. Practically 1 / 4, 23%, listed housing amongst their prime three priorities, with solely the economic system and well being rating greater.
After all, these three points (the economic system, well being, and housing) are linked on a elementary degree and collectively they paint an image of the stress that communities in Scotland are below.
Because of this Shelter Scotland has been campaigning throughout the nation and urging metropolis leaders to make the supply of social housing a precedence for the approaching time period. Solely by offering extra good high quality, genuinely inexpensive, houses for social lease can we meaningfully handle the housing emergency affecting communities throughout the nation.
The identical survey additionally confirmed that an amazing 80% of adults in Scotland imagine that everybody ought to have the proper to a everlasting house. Once more, that isn’t going to occur with out extra social houses.
All through our marketing campaign, metropolis leaders from throughout the nation and from throughout the political divide have pledged to make that ambition a actuality as soon as the votes forged tomorrow are counted. That’s a constructive begin and will give voters hope as they head to their polling station.
It’s not the top of the story although, as those that have pledged to ship will must be held to account to make sure they stick with their guarantees. Their constituents could have huge expectations of them tomorrow, as they need to do. There’s no denying there’s a lot work to be accomplished, and Shelter Scotland recognises the dimensions of the problem, however guarantees have been made and people who discover themselves in workplace after tomorrow’s vote have a accountability to ship.
