Glasgow’s digital housing strategy aims to improve inclusion, services and health

The City of Glasgow is addressing a range of issues such as the digital divide, fuel poverty, and support for independent living via a new Digital Housing Strategy. The strategy is understood to be one of the first of its kind in Scotland and beyond.

The plan which runs until 2028 is based around four themes: data, digital inclusion, systems and services, and technology, and has a specific focus on social housing.

Around a third of Glasgow households live in social rented housing. The council doesn’t own stock but works in partnership with 63 Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), around half of which provided input for the strategy along with private landlords and others. The majority of...