Rural and islands housing: action plan

Monitoring Delivery of the Action Plan

We will work collaboratively with a wide range of partners to deliver this Action Plan, monitoring and assessing delivery and impact, reflecting on the changing dynamic across Scotland’s remote, rural and island communities.

Implementation will be supported by joint-working and partner and community engagement, as well as an annual summit chaired by the Minister for Housing to monitor progress, impact and the changing dynamic across Scotland’s rural and island communities.

Progress on the delivery of the Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, of which 70% will be for social rent and 10% will be in our remote, rural and island areas will be monitored through the Scottish Government’s Housing to 2040 governance process. It will also be monitored through the publication of official statistics showing progress on a quarterly basis as well as within the More Homes Division Affordable Housing Supply Programme Annual Outturn Report.

With regards to the monitoring delivery of the Action Plan, the Minister for Housing said: “The annual summit will be an opportunity to take stock of progress and hear feedback from those stakeholders who have been a key part of publishing this Action Plan. We recognise that this is a first step, a statement of intent about how we will tackle housing supply in our rural and island communities, and we will hold ourselves to account to deliver meaningful .”