Value for Money
Assessing cost and performance
The Value for Money service helps landlords assess their costs and benchmark against a range of other social landlords. It provides a detailed analysis of management costs, including Peer Group comparisons. This is a free service available to Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) members. It complements our existing performance benchmarking service which has over 120 Scottish based landlords, representing almost 90% of the social rented sector in Scotland.
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1Benchmark the activity costs that deliver the performance levels they already benchmark in Scotland's largest housing network
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2Compare strategic financial business planning assumptions against peers or the sector
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3Have more dialogue with board/elected members and tenants around service delivery and the cost of that service delivery
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4Have a more meaningful rent consultation process where rent strategy can be linked to service standards and performance, as well as tenant priorities
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5Compare their own costs year on year and assess what impact spending or efficiency plans are having on performance levels
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6Work with tenants to improve financial scrutiny, in keeping with the Charter
Data collection is open during August and September 2025.
The materials for 2025, including the VFM Data Collection Workbook 2025 and revised VFM Guidance 2025 are now available and are accessible on our Resources and Publications page.
The completed VFM Data Collection Workbook 2025 should be submitted to data@scotlandshousingnetwork.org by Tuesday, 30th September 2025.
Publications and reports
SHR Technical Guidance – July 2025
SHN Asset Management – Charter changes briefing session – July 2025