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Written Question · S6W-01986 · Session 6

How much funding has been distributed to each project from the (a) Rural Housing Fund and (b) Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-…

Answered Asked by Donald Cameron Con Lodged 28 Jul 2021

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been distributed to each project from the (a) Rural Housing Fund and (b) Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17, also broken down by local authority area.

The answer

Answered by Shona Robison on 22 Aug 2021 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

The following tables provide a breakdown of the funding distributed to each project from the main (a) Rural Housing Fund and (b) Islands Housing Fund in each full year since the funds were launched in 2016-17, broken down by local authority area.
(a) Rural Housing Fund
Angus
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Second Chance Housing Associates
276,640
Stracathro Estates
532,800
Dumfries & Galloway
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Eskdale Foundation
27,634
256,478
Moniaive Initiative
72,000
Nith LEAF Valley Trust
302,520
Palnackie Village Shop Ltd
13,750
31,079
Wigtown & Bladnoch Community Initiative
121,253
Highland
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Applecross Community Company
112,920
Coigach Community Development Company
74,472
Fort Augustus & Glenmoriston Community Company
72,000
970,000
Glenurquhart Care Project
794,000
Communities Housing Trust
Abriachan
90,000
Communities Housing Trust
Aultbea
127,168
156,385
Communities Housing Trust
Bettyhill
114,014
Communities Housing Trust
Durness
91,764
185,178
Communities Housing Trust
Edderton
30,000
Communities Housing Trust
Gairloch
104,401
212,130
Kinlochbervie Community Company
5,520
7,908
Leckmelm Estate Partnership
91,000
Morvern Community Development Company
298,500
West Glenmoriston Community Company
30,000
Moray
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Park Ecovillage Trust
130,000
145,400
New Findhorn Directions Ltd
227,919
304,673
Tomintoul & Glenlivet
124,254
Perth & Kinross
Project
£
£
£
£
£
John Street Scotland Ltd
427,410
Earl of Mansfield 1992 Trust
55,000
Blair Charitable Trust
675,404
50,596
Scottish Borders
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Floor Farming
207,704
Glen Settlement
78,600
South Lanarkshire
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Woolfords Auchengray and Tarbrax Improvement Foundation
60,000
(b) Islands Housing Fund
Argyll & Bute

2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Mull & Iona Community Trust
27,384
777,856
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
North Harris Trust
100,000
Pairc Trust
67,654
97,869
Taigh Sgire Sholais
58,563
25,437
Highland
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
Communities Housing Trust Flodigarry
91,825
Isle of Rum Community Trust
454,300
120,000
Communities Housing Trust Kilbeg
71,255
Communities Housing Trust Staffin
126,048
Staffin Community Trust
222,904
Orkney
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
Project
£
£
£
£
£
North Ronaldsay Trust
40,000
50,000
Papay Westray
21,350
49,782
Kirkjuvagr Ltd
144,010
Shapinsay Development Trust
185,000
Westray Development Trust
131,774

In the Official Report

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