1. Housing Policy Advisory Group 30 September 2013 Strategic Priorities

2. Budget 2013 – 2016 National Performance Framework Ministerial priorities Priorities - discussion

3. Housing and Regeneration Context Cut in conventional capital budget from Westminster - 26.6% in real terms over 2010-11 to 2015-16 Scottish Ministers’ spending decisions Subsidy for new build – up by £16,000 from July 2013 Affordable housing – investment increased - was £970m for 3 years to 2014-15 - in itself an increase from the £859m set out in February - now additional £390m allocated for 2015-16 – more than £1.35 billion over 4 years

4. Welfare Reform Mitigation Scottish Ministers’ spending decisions Maintain £45.2m budget for welfare mitigation in 2014-15 and 2015- 16 Add £20m in 2013-14 for Local Authority Discretionary Housing Payments

5. National Performance Framework

6. Ministerial priorities Homes fit for the 21 st Century Strategy and Action Plan – Building a sustainable and affordable supply of housing Preventing homelessness Tackling fuel poverty Improving the quality of Scotland’s towns and cities

7. Ministerial priorities Mitigating the impact of Welfare Reforms Funding to mitigate impacts of under occupancy charge Investing in money and debt advice services UK Government aims to complete the roll out of Universal credit (and direct payments to claimants) by end of 2017

8. Discussion Are these the right strategic priorities? What are the barriers we all need to address? What are the likely main impacts on the housing sector - and what can we do to help mitigate the worst of those? What are the opportunities for Scotland in the next year? What innovative approaches are out there that we can learn from?