FOI/202500464287 · FOI · unclear
Funding for Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres: FOI release
Information requested
1. Total Scottish Government spending on Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres in financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
2. How many Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres has funding been given to in each of these years.
3. If available, a breakdown of spending and number of Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres funded by local authority.
Response
1. The Scottish Government has provided a total of £980,761 of funding towards the costs of Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres (RRWCs) over the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023- 24 and 2024-25.
2. In financial years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24, funding was provided to support two RRWCs each year – one in Glasgow and one in Edinburgh. In 2024-25 funding was provided to support an RRWC in Edinburgh. An RRWC did not operate in Glasgow over winter 2024-25.
3. A breakdown of spending and number of Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres funded is detailed in the table below:
Year Glasgow Edinburgh Total 2021-22 £21,529 £365,496 £387,025 2022-23 £77,898 £129,994 £207,892 2023-24 £125,533 £115,807 £241,340 2024-25 ----------------------- £144,504 £144,504 £224,960 £755,801 £980,761
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