Impact report of social housing in Scotland
HACT and Shelter Scotland recently released the second report in a three-year primary data research project into the social value of social housing in Scotland.
HACT and Shelter Scotland recently released the second report in a 3-year primary data research project into social value of social housing in Scotland. The project hopes to inform and support the case for more investment in social housing in Scotland by addressing gaps in evidence about the impact that moving into social tenancies has on wellbeing and life circumstance.
The report uses pre- and post-occupancy surveys of social housing tenants from 18 social landlords to research tenants’:
- reasons for moving into social homes
- types of property
- routes to being awarded properties
- their previous housing situation
- ability to pay for housing
- financial comfort
- ability to heat the household in winter
- employment and training outcomes
And tenants’ reported feelings towards:
- pollution
- greenspace
- feeling a part of the community
- accessibility
- and impact to health since moving into their social homes.
HACT used the UK Social Value Bank to calculate that these improvements reported between the preoccupancy survey and 3-month survey generated a social value of £1,060,049. This suggests that the provision of social rented accommodation has a positive impact of the life circumstances and wellbeing of residents and contributes towards social value.
You can access the full report to read more about the research findings here: https://hact.org.uk/publications/social-value-social-housing-scotland/?utm_source=cta%20button&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sscotlandreport24