Campaigners who have been lobbying for months to meet ministers and officials called the opportunity a turning point.
The national RAAC campaign will hold a rearranged meeting with the Scottish Government on Thursday.
Campaigners who have been lobbying for months to meet ministers and officials called the opportunity a turning point.
And Livingston’s Kerry Macintosh, who will be one of the team to meet officials stressed: “ we need urgent solutions.”
The meeting is with the government’s Better Homes department officials Louise Thompson and deputy director Matt Elsby. Joining Kerry and Wilson Chowdhry, who leads the campaign, at the table will be his daughter Hannah Chowdhry a co- voice chair of the national group and the campaign’s secretary Fiona Crichton.
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Ahead of the meeting, Kerry told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “Families are living in fear of a material failure that is not their fault. We need urgent solutions and clear commitments – anything less leaves thousands at risk and in financial strain.”
Writing on his blog Mr Chowhdry said: “Crucially, the discussions will now include a dedicated focus on homeowners in Housing Association estates and the Associations’ responsibilities to support them, reflecting our continued insistence that all housing sectors must be part of any credible solution.”
Across the UK the campaign is seeking the creation of a national fund capable of restoring homeowners to their pre-RAAC financial position, pressing for a national inquiry and removing barriers facing affected homeowners.
The campaign also hopes to that local authorities will eventually be able to help homeowners affected by RAAC using the Affordable Housing Supply Programme Funding and look and the role of housing associations in coordinated remediation and funding solutions.
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