Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026/27 - 2030/31
Perth and Kinross Council · 30 September 2026
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Our vision is a Perth and Kinross where everyone can live life well, free from poverty and inequality ___________________________________________________________________ Committee or Board: Housing & Social Wellbeing Committee Date of Meeting: 30 September 2026 Report Title: Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026/27 – 2030/31 Report Number: 26/264 Report Author: James Ross, Affordable Housing Enabler, housingstrategy@pkc.gov.uk Organisational Lead: Serge Merone, Strategic Lead, Economy, Development & Planning and Elaine Ritchie, Strategic Lead, Housing & Communities ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek approval of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 – 2031/32, which is set out in appendix 1. The plan sets out the investment priorities for affordable housing over a 5-year period from 2027/28. 1.2 Sections The report is structured over the following sections: 1. Purpose 2. Recommendations 3. Background/Context 4. Proposals 5. Conclusion 6. Impact Value Assessment 7. Appendices 2. Recommendations It is recommended that the Committee: 2.1 Approve the content of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 – 2031/32 (Appendix 1) and its submission to the Scottish Government.
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2.2 Give delegated authority to the Strategic Lead for Housing and Communities and the Strategic Lead for Economic, Development and Planning in close liaison with the Strategic Affordable Housing Board to continue ongoing development of the SHIP 3. Background/Context 3.1 The context for the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) is set within the national context of Housing to 2040 which is the Scottish Government’s long- term vision and strategy for housing, which seeks to ensure that everyone has access to a safe, energy efficient home that is affordable and meets their needs in the place they want to be. 3.2 In the local context, the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan and Corporate Plan, which set priorities for the Council and its partners, identifies the importance of delivering new affordable homes to meet those priorities. The Council’s Local Housing Strategy (LHS), which was approved at the Housing & Social Wellbeing Committee on 15th March 2023, sets out the vision and priorities for housing in Perth and Kinross, some of which, the SHIP seeks to deliver on. 3.3 The SHIP sets out the investment priorities for affordable housing over a 5- year period and how the strategic vision set out within the Local Housing Strategy (LHS) that ‘everyone in Perth and Kinross has access to the right home, in the right place, at the right cost’ will be achieved. The LHS sets out an annual target of 210 new affordable homes to be delivered in Perth and Kinross. 3.4 In the first four years of the LHS, 220 affordable homes were delivered in 2022/23, 173 in 2023/24, 264 in 2024/25, and 239 in 2025/26. The projection for 2026/27 is 252 affordable homes will be delivered, which will mean an average yearly delivery of 230 during the lifetime of the LHS, against a target of 210. 3.5 The SHIP sits alongside the LHS as one of its core delivery mechanisms. It has been developed through engagement with tenants and community members, relevant Council Services, the Health and Social Care Partnership, developers and the following Registered Social Landlords (RSLs): • Hillcrest Housing Association • Kingdom Housing Association • Caledonia Housing Association • Ark Housing Association
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3.6 Perth and Kinross tenants had an opportunity to review this report, via the Tenants Committee Report Panel, which met on 17 September 2026. They say: “The Tenant Committee Report Panel has considered the Strategic Housing Investment Plan report and find it to be up to the usual high standard we expect” 3.7 The Council prepares the SHIP annually in its role as Strategic Housing Authority. It ensures that the Council, and its partners, deliver housing that meets the needs of the community, reflecting and aligning with outcomes and housing policies, as set out in our LHS. 3.8 Affordable housing within the SHIP includes new build projects, remodelling, and conversion projects, off the shelf acquisitions and buybacks which are delivered in following tenure types to meet local needs: • Social Rent • Mid-Market Rent • Shared Equity 3.9 The Scottish Government will use this information to draft a Strategic Local Programme (SLP) Agreement which, once agreed, will form the basis of the Council and our Partner Programme Agreements. 3.10 Each year the Scottish Government provide a Resource Planning Assumption (RPA), which is the funding allocated to help deliver affordable housing in each council area. The funding for Perth and Kinross for 2026/27 is £16,998,000. The Scottish Government have changed from giving one year funding allocations to multi-year RPAs. This is a positive step and provides much greater certainty to manage the programme. The RPA for each of the years within this SHIP, are as follows: Financial Year RPA 2027/28 £17,508,000 2028/29 £18,033,000 2029/30 £18,574,000 2030/31 Not announced yet 2031/32 Not announced yet 3.11 All projects identified as priorities for funding over the 5-year period are identified within Appendix 2 of the ‘Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 - 2031/32’ report. These projects have been recorded on the Scottish Government’s Housing and Regeneration Programme (HARP) system.
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4. Proposals 4.1 The SHIP 2027/28 – 2031/32 is set out in Appendix 1, with the selected projects contained in Appendix 2 of that report and a notional grant allocation listed against each project to demonstrate the funding required. The grant allocations are based on estimates using benchmark figures. The table in appendix 2 off the ‘Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 - 2031/32’ report does not include any sites that have no funding during the SHIP years and so projects currently onsite, or due to go onsite this year with no grant funding allocated in 2027/28 or beyond, are not included in that table. 4.2 The construction sector can be challenging and often sites do not start when it is hoped or anticipated that they will. This places at risk our ability to spend the grant that the Scottish Government offer through the RPA and if we do not spend our full allocation within the financial year, we cannot carry this onto next year, and this would be re-allocated elsewhere. To ensure that we spend the full grant monies available, the SHIP 2027/28 – 2031/32 has been over- programmed by 30% to allow for any slippage. Scottish Government guidance indicates that plans should be over provisioned by a minimum 25%. 4.3 Appendix 1 in the ‘Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 – 2031/32’ sets out in detail the anticipated starts and completions over the 5-year period. The headline outputs are listed in the table below. Financial Year Starts (including buybacks) Completions (including buybacks) 26/27 276 223 SHIP Period 27/28 – 31/32 27/28 441 252 28/29 350 412 29/30 198 301 30/31 208 319 31/32 169 156 Total 1366 1440 Yearly Average 273 288 4.4 Projecting yearly outputs can be challenging and subject to change, however based on current projections the LHS target of delivering 210 new affordable homes can be delivered through the SHIP period. However, it relies on PKC ensuring that the full RPA is drawn down each financial year and continues to support the community led housing projects that are set out in the ‘Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 - 2031/32’.
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4.5 Once approved, the SHIP will be submitted to the Scottish Government through the HARP system before the required date of 31st October 2026. 4.6 The ‘Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 - 2031/32’ will be published on the Perth and Kinross Council website so that the public can easily find it. 5. Conclusion/Rationale for Recommendations made in Section 2 5.1 The multi-year funding offer from the Scottish Government, which covers year 1-3 of this programme, now gives greater certainty, which will enable PKC to coordinate the delivery of affordable housing more effectively. 5.2 The ‘Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 - 2031/32’ outlines the investment plan for affordable housing in Perth and Kinross for 2027/28 – 2031/32. 5.3 As outlined in recommendation 2, it’s important that delegated powers are approved to allow for changes in the housing market and sites not developing as expected. 6. Impact and Value Assessment 6.1 Link to IVA 7. Appendices 7.1 Appendix 1 – Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2027/28 – 2031/32, including • SHIP Delivery Tables, • SHIP Grant Funding Tables, • Empty Homes Returns, • Prioritisation Framework