Tenants paid an average of £66 per week to rent their homes, compared to £86 per week in England and £76 per week in Wales.

There were an estimated 313,650 council houses in Scotland at September 2016, a decrease of around 1,170 on 2015. Average rents ranged from £52 per week in Moray to £93 per week in Edinburgh.

The figures are included in the latest Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Statistics, detailing councils’ housing income and expenditure in 2015-16 and forecasts for 2016-17.

In 2015-16, councils spent over £930 million on the day-to-day management and maintenance of council housing.

The average amount spent on the day-to-day management and maintenance of council housing was £1,940 per house in 2015-16 and is forecast to rise to £1,950 next year.

Councils also invested £655 million in capital housing projects, including £255 million on new council homes and £400 million on enhancement to existing council homes.

The full statistical publication can be found on the Scottish Government’s website.