Edinburgh Council has beaten its affordable housing target with almost 1,500 delivered in the last financial year.
In 2025/26, 1,473 houses were completed or purchased for use, beating the target of 1,368, while 994 homes were approved for construction and work started at 1,004 other sites.
This is the most completions delivered in a single year since the Affordable Housing Supply Programme began in 2007, and with almost £74m spent on affordable housing in the last financial year, the Council has also surpassed the previous high figure of £55m.
In February the Council agreed a record £1.6bn investment in affordable homes and improved temporary accommodation as part of the Budget, addressing the city’s housing emergency by increasing the supply of housing for those in need.
Councillor Tim Pogson, Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener, said: “These figures are extremely encouraging, and demonstrate the progress being made towards meeting the huge demand for housing in Edinburgh.
“An enormous amount of planning and collaboration goes into delivering homes on this scale, so I’d like to thank officers and partners for coming together to achieve this.
“Of course, the capital is still under significant pressure, with many living with housing need. However, I’m confident that with smart investment and partnership working we’ll continue to make real inroads into tackling these issues.”
Members of the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee will be updated on progress on Tuesday 12 May.
This includes 170 approvals, 140 site starts and 329 completions delivered through schemes that required little or no grant funding.
Amongst these are the Scottish Government’s open market shared equity (OMSE), other forms of low-cost home ownership, mid-market rent and private sector led build to rent (BTR).
Site completions also encompass homes that were purchased using £28.685m of National Acquisition Programme funding for 2025/26. This allowed the purchase of 341 homes to alleviate temporary accommodation pressures.
