McMillan Welcomes Scottish Government Council House Cash

Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP) has welcomed almost £1m of Scottish Government funding for council housing in East Dunbartonshire.
The Scottish Government announcement, made by the First Minister on Thursday (1 July), will allow 26 new social houses to be built in Kirkintilloch.
Mr. McMillan said;
"This fantastic news of £0.78 million for council housing in Kirkintilloch couldn’t be more welcome at a time of great financial strain in all sectors.

"When we are facing some of the biggest financial cuts seen in the public sector the SNP Government are ploughing much welcomed cash into council house building.

"Kirkintilloch will undoubtedly benefit from this announcement and it will certainly ease the pressure on East Dunbartonshire’s housing lists.

"This cash injection from the SNP Government is not only providing much needed social housing in East Dunbartonshire, but also boosting the construction industry and related trades as well.

"We all know it is a hard, long slog out of the recession and this proves once again that the Scottish Government are delivering cash to industries that need it most at a crucial time".

East Dunbartonshire SNP group depute leader and housing spokesperson, Cllr Gordan Low also welcomed the announcement saying:

"Addressing East Dunbartonshire's acute shortage of affordable housing is essential if the council is to meet the identified local housing need and our homelessness targets for 2012. So confirmation of this funding is very much to be welcomed, particularly following on from the announcement in December that we had also been successful in securing funding for a further 26 units."

"It is all the more significant that this announcement means the Scottish Government is now making available a total of £1.43m towards the first council houses in East Dunbartonshire in decades, and the council's housing service is again to be congratulated for the work they have done in preparing this bid and delivering a successful outcome."