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Scottish Social Housing Acronyms

This page lists the most common acronyms and abbreviations used in Scottish social housing. Where an acronym has a full entry in the Jargon Buster, both the acronym and its meaning are clickable links that will take you directly to the full definition.

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A

AAS
=
Annual Assurance Statement Jargon Buster ↗
ABC
=
Antisocial Behaviour Contract Jargon Buster ↗
AGM
=
Annual General Meeting Jargon Buster ↗
AHSP
=
Affordable Housing Supply Programme Jargon Buster ↗
ALACHO
=
Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers Jargon Buster ↗
APA
=
Alternative Payment Arrangement Jargon Buster ↗
ARC
=
Annual Return on the Charter Jargon Buster ↗
ASB
=
Antisocial Behaviour Jargon Buster ↗
ASBN
=
Antisocial Behaviour Notice Jargon Buster ↗
ASBO
=
Antisocial Behaviour Orders Jargon Buster ↗

B

BSL
=
British Sign Language Jargon Buster ↗
BTS
=
Below Tolerable Standard Jargon Buster ↗

C

CAP
=
Community Action Planning Jargon Buster ↗
CAT
=
Community Asset Transfer Jargon Buster ↗
CCTV
=
Close Circuit Television Jargon Buster ↗
CFCR
=
Capital Funded from Current Revenue Jargon Buster ↗
CIP
=
Capital Improvement Programme Jargon Buster ↗
CLT
=
Community Land Trusts Jargon Buster ↗
COSLA
=
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Jargon Buster ↗
CPI
=
Consumer Price Index Jargon Buster ↗
CPO
=
Community Payback Orders Jargon Buster ↗
CPP
=
Community Planning Partnership Jargon Buster ↗

D

DHP
=
Discretionary Housing Payment Jargon Buster ↗
DLO
=
Direct Labour Organisation Jargon Buster ↗

F

FOI
=
Freedom of Information Jargon Buster ↗
FPN
=
Fixed Penalty Notices Jargon Buster ↗

H

H&SE
=
Health & Safety Executive Jargon Buster ↗
HMRC
=
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Jargon Buster ↗
HRA
=
Housing Revenue Account Jargon Buster ↗

I

ITA
=
Independent Tenant Adviser Jargon Buster ↗

L

LCHO
=
Low Cost Home Ownership Jargon Buster ↗
LHA
=
Local Housing Allowance Jargon Buster ↗
LHS
=
Local Housing Strategy Jargon Buster ↗

M

MOU
=
Memorandum of Understanding Jargon Buster ↗
MPTL
=
Managed Payment to Landlord Jargon Buster ↗

N

NDPB
=
Non-Departmental Public Bodies Jargon Buster ↗
NHER
=
National Home Energy Rating Jargon Buster ↗

P

PAH
=
Positive Action in Housing Jargon Buster ↗
PB
=
Participatory Budgeting Jargon Buster ↗
PFI
=
Private Finance Initiative Jargon Buster ↗
PRT
=
Private Residential Tenancy Jargon Buster ↗
PSBR
=
Public Sector Borrowing Requirement Jargon Buster ↗
PWD
=
Public Works Department Jargon Buster ↗

R

RAAC
=
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Jargon Buster ↗
RLO
=
Restriction of Liberty Orders Jargon Buster ↗
RPA
=
Resource Planning Assumptions Jargon Buster ↗
RPI
=
Retail Price Index Jargon Buster ↗
RSL
=
Registered Social Landlord Jargon Buster ↗
RTO
=
Registered Tenants Organisation Jargon Buster ↗

U

UC
=
Universal Credit Jargon Buster ↗

V

VAT
=
Value Added Tax Jargon Buster ↗
VFM
=
Value for Money Jargon Buster ↗

For full definitions of terms used in Scottish social housing, visit the Jargon Buster.

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