Written Question · S2W-24062 · Session 2
How much was available to Glasgow City Council to spend on council housing in each of the five years before wholescale housing stock transf…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was available to Glasgow City Council to spend on council housing in each of the five years before wholescale housing stock transfer; what level of funding has been available to the Glasgow Housing Association since stock transfer, and what proportion of the budget of each organisation was underspent in each financial year since stock transfer.
The answer
It is not possible toquantify the total amount available for investment in the housing stock as bothGlasgow City Council and the Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) have used rentalincome to part fund their capital programmes.
Since the housing stocktransfer the GHA has reported a shortfall between budgeted and actual capitalexpenditure of £55 million in 2003-04 and £5.5 million in 2004-05.
Since the housing stocktransfer the GHA has reported a shortfall between budgeted and actual capitalexpenditure of £55 million in 2003-04 and £5.5 million in 2004-05.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-24062 by reference.