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Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP) has welcomed almost £1m of Scottish Government funding for council housing in East Dunbartonshire.
The Scottish Government announcement, made by the First Minister on Thursday (1 July), will allow 26 new social houses to be built in Kirkintilloch.
Mr. McMillan said;
“This fantastic news of £0.78 million for council housing in Kirkintilloch couldn’t be more welcome at a time of great financial strain in all sectors.
“When we are facing some of the biggest financial cuts seen in the public sector the SNP Government are ploughing much welcomed cash into council house building.
“Kirkintilloch will undoubtedly benefit from this announcement and it will certainly ease the pressure on East Dunbartonshire’s housing lists.
“This cash injection from the SNP Government is not only providing much needed social housing in East Dunbartonshire, but also boosting the construction industry and related trades as well.
“We all know it is a hard, long slog out of the recession and this proves once again that the Scottish Government are delivering cash to industries that need it most at a crucial time”.
East Dunbartonshire SNP group depute leader and housing spokesperson, Cllr Gordan Low also welcomed the announcement saying:
"Addressing East Dunbartonshire's acute shortage of affordable housing is essential if the council is to meet the identified local housing need and our homelessness targets for 2012. So confirmation of this funding is very much to be welcomed, particularly following on from the announcement in December that we had also been successful in securing funding for a further 26 units."
"It is all the more significant that this announcement means the Scottish Government is now making available a total of £1.43m towards the first council houses in East Dunbartonshire in decades, and the council's housing service is again to be congratulated for the work they have done in preparing this bid and delivering a successful outcome."
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Contact: Stuart McMillan MSP 07795 952 857
Kirsty Boyle 0131 348 6810 / 07826914781
Note to Editor
Note to Editor
· The Round 3 announcement takes to £80 million the amount of Scottish Government funding to incentivise council house building.
· Local authorities were invited to apply for funding for specific council housing projects and the individual allocations announced today were agreed by the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities based on criteria including housing need, affordability and the readiness of councils to take forward projects in the near future.
· For more information on this announcement please visit: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/News-Today
Author : Stuart McMillan MSP
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