£7m spend to aid council housing in Ross and Cromarty
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A CASH injection of £7 million is set to boost the quality of council housing in Ross-shire over the next two years.
A further £520,000 will be spent providing aids and adaptations to assist tenants requiring extra support.
The cash was agreed by members of the Ross and Cromarty Committee, who signed off on the two-year Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme.
The council is responsible for maintaining 3780 homes across the Ross and Cromarty wards. During 2019/20, £3.4million will be used to carry out upgrade works, including replacement kitchens, bathrooms, windows and doors as well as structural work to roofs, chimneys and the external fabric of properties.
Money will also be used to carry out heating and energy efficiency work. The following year £3.6 million will also be spent as part of a wider housing programme.
Committee chairwoman, Cllr Fiona Robertson, said: “As a committee we look forward to regular updates on how the works are progressing and hearing about the positive impacts the improvements will bring to our tenants.”
