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Councils share home energy efficiency cash

Every local authority in Scotland to benefit from £60 million to make homes warmer

Councils across Scotland have been allocated a share of £60 million to make homes warmer and cheaper to heat.

The Scottish Government’s investment in the Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland next year gives every council cash to help fuel poor and vulnerable households with energy efficiency improvements such as solid wall, cavity and loft insulation.

£48 million was allocated yesterday on the basis of need, while councils can bid for a share of a further £12 million. It is part of the Scottish Government’s £94 million energy efficiency budget next year and has a key role in tackling fuel poverty.

Speaking on a visit to the Home Energy Scotland Advice Centre in Edinburgh, Housing Minister Margaret Burgess said:

“The Scottish Government is helping people keep their homes warm. This £48 million will be distributed across Scotland to help thousands of households in the most fuel poor areas stay warm and cut energy bills.

“The Scottish Government can’t control fuel prices but we are investing in energy efficiency for homes. We have invested over £300 million since 2009 to make fuel poor homes more energy efficient, and this year and next, we are spending £94 million to improve energy efficiency. Around one in three Scottish households, over 700,000, have now benefited from measures like new boilers or insulation.

“With winter weather taking hold across Scotland, I’d encourage anyone to seek free and impartial advice on how they can reduce their energy costs. Help on how to save money or receive support for home insulation, boilers or central heating is available by contacting Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282 or visiting the website at www.homeenergyscotland.org.”

The £60 million Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland: Area Based Schemes provides grant funding to local authorities to develop and deliver local fuel poverty programmes. The breakdown for each local authority is below:

Local Authority

Core Allocation

Aberdeen City

£1,957,695

Aberdeenshire

£2,234,514

Angus

£1,202,878

Argyll and Bute

£1,393,112

Clackmannanshire

£764,402

Dumfries and Galloway

£1,703,745

Dundee City

£1,959,273

East Ayrshire

£1,172,471

East Dunbartonshire

£784,334

East Lothian

£907,782

East Renfrewshire

£687,610

City of Edinburgh

£3,303,793

Eilean Siar

£1,530,659

Falkirk

£1,037,218

Fife

£2,436,142

Glasgow City

£4,282,799

Highland

£2,379,088

Inverclyde

£1,007,331

Midlothian

£739,236

Moray

£1,014,511

North Ayrshire

£1,490,443

North Lanarkshire

£2,400,874

Orkney Islands

£1,343,167

Perth and Kinross

£1,339,205

Renfrewshire

£1,213,145

Scottish Borders

£1,505,803

Shetland Islands

£812,522

South Ayrshire

£1,168,558

South Lanarkshire

£1,699,951

Stirling

£1,039,953

West Dunbartonshire

£795,402

West Lothian

£1,082,475

 
Channel website: http://www.gov.scot/

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