MSP Tom McCabe attacks housing cuts

Jul 24 2008 by Alastair McNeill, Hamilton Advertiser

HAMILTON South MSP Tom McCabe this week hit out as the Scottish Government cut South Lanarkshire’s affordable housing budget.

A Scottish Government response to a parliamentary question from Mr McCabe revealed that the amount allocated to South Lanarkshire for 2008-2009, which includes the Housing Association Grant, was £15.3m.

The figure represents a drop of more than 20 per cent from the 2007-2008 figure of £19.3m and Mr McCabe commented: “Having a place to live is one of the basics and 20 per cent cuts in funding for affordable housing will hurt people in our area.”