Figures showed the number of affordable homes approved in 2022 fell to 6,554 – the lowest level for almost a decade.
More than 100,000 children across Scotland are on the waiting list for social housing, new figures have revealed.
The Scottish Conservatives branded the total an “absolute disgrace” as they blasted the Scottish Government over a “failure to build enough affordable homes”.
Tory housing spokesman Miles Briggs said: “Communities across Scotland are facing a housing crisis and we are seeing precious little in the way of action from the SNP-Green Government to tackle it.”
Data obtained by the Tories using freedom of information requests to Scotland’s councils shows 327,585 people across the country are on the waiting list for either a council or housing association home.
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