Referred to as a Transitional Affordable Housing programme (AHP) the development and delivery of the additional houses will maintain the supply of affordable housing as the current Phase 3 programme comes to an end in May 2022.

The report presented to members of the council’s policy and coordination committee proposes a two-year Transitional AHP and a specific Town Centre Housing Approach to regenerate town centres.

The proposal builds on the successful delivery of 2,700 new council houses completed during the Phase 2 programme from 2012-17, and 3,500 new council houses to be completed in Phase 3.

Councillor Judy Hamilton, convener of the council’s community and housing services committee, said: “To ensure we maintain the vital supply of new council houses, we need a plan that will follow-on immediately from the current Phase 3 Affordable Housing Programme (AHP). Today we approved the initial proposal and gave the go ahead for detailed, costed plans to be developed and brought to the Community & Housing Services Sub-Committee in October 2021.

“I remain absolutely committed to meeting housing needs of people of Fife. Each new council house, in each development provides every new tenant with a high quality, comfortable home built to the highest standards.

“Our successful affordable housing programme is a top priority for the council and, working with partners including the Fife Housing Association Alliance, we are aiming to create as many safe, warm and affordable homes for Fifers as possible.”