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SubscribeScottish councils’ housing revenue account spending on day-to-day housing needs has topped £656m.
Annual data on the HRA revealed total housing income was £1.21bn in 2018-19. After costs including loan charges, there was a surplus around £234m.
Rent rebate subsidy for council house tenants from housing benefit was £519m or 45% of total income from standard rents.
This has decreased each year since 2014-15 when it was 57%. Councils lost almost £20m due to all empty properties.
Total estimated council housing debt stood at £3.8bn in 2018-19 an increase of £225m (6%) on the previous year. Councils borrowed this money to improve and build council houses.
