The Scottish Government has awarded over £948,000 towards developing better crofter housing across rural and remote communities.

A total of 29 crofters will share the funding, which will help towards building or improving homes, helping to retain/attract people to rural communities.

Since 2007, over £16 million of grant payments have been awarded to more than 800 crofters under the Croft House Grant Scheme.

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Rural Economy Fergus Ewing said: "High quality housing is essential for crofters and this round of awards will make a real difference to the 29 crofters and their families receiving a grant.

"I have already increased the funding available through the grant scheme by £600,000. These grants enable more crofters to upgrade or build new properties helping them to fulfil their duty to live on or close to their croft. And they also help to boost the wider local economy, creating opportunities for local construction and trade businesses."

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