Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP West of Scotland) has today welcomed over £34 cash boost for affordable housing across Inverclyde over the next year.
The Scottish Government funding will enable work to begin on new and improved homes for rent or low-cost ownership in the area. It is the second year of the £1.5 billion programme announced in 2008 to provide 21,500 new or improved affordable homes across Scotland by 2011.
Mr. McMillan said;
"When the SNP Government came into office they made it clear one of their main priorities would be to increase enormously the volume of affordable homes in Scotland. This package of £34.5 million for Inverclyde is a massive boost to the local housing situation and the local economy.
"One of the most common forms of complaint I hear when I have my surgeries relate to housing matters, and the Scottish Government's drive to increase the provision of affordable homes is recognition of that. The problem of a lack of affordable housing is not one specific to Inverclyde but one which is felt across Scotland.
"I am delighted the Scottish Government is therefore addressing the housing problem head on and this announcement is exactly what is required in Inverclyde during the current economic downturn".
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