Cost of inadequate social housing laid bare amid housing crisis

A report shows a saving of almost £1,000 per taxpayer, could be made if more people were in the right home.

The cost to tenants and the taxpayer of inadequate social housing has laid bare the worsening state of Scotland’s housing crisis.

A report shows a saving of almost £1,000 per taxpayer, could be made if more people were in the right home.

And the benefit to the tenant is even greater, as they’re estimated to contribute more than £10,000 to the economy if they lived in an adequate home.

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