From Excel Tables: Housing for older people and people with disabilities Last updated 27 October 2026

In the 5 last years of the Labour Government at Holyrood (2002 to 2006) there were on average 256 houses for older people/very sheltered. In the last 5 years (2022 to 2026), under the SNP, the equivalent figure is 807, THREE times as many.

Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/housing-statistics-housing-for-older-people-and-people-with-disabilities/

This housing receives significant Scottish Government support, especially capital funding for new specialist homes and direct adaptation grants to housing associations plus broader funding to councils.

Direct funding last year for adaptions to existing housing was around £21 million but the building of new homes comes from the £768 million Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP). https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-2025-2026/