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The Economic and Social Benefits of Home Building in Scotland
Home building has become increasingly recognised by the Scottish Government as a driver of economic growth. The important contribution that home building can make to wider outcomes (such as improved health, educational attainment and the development of sustainable communities) is also gaining stronger recognition. As the Scottish Government’s Programme for Scotland 2015-16 states:
Communities flourish when people have good quality, warm, comfortable homes to live in.
To better understand and articulate this value, Homes for Scotland commissioned Lichfields to assess the socio-economic footprint of the Scottish home building industry and to quantify the additional benefits that could be generated if delivery was increased to pre-recession levels.