Question reference: S6W-23666
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 7 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria applicants must meet in order to be considered for the rural uplift under the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme.
Answer
The Home Energy Scotland (HES) Grant and Loan scheme is open to all domestic owner-occupied households in Scotland.
The rural uplift to the HES Grant and Loan is available to all island households, as well as households with a rural classification of 7 or 8 within the Scottish Government 8-fold Urban Rural Classification. It is also available to households with a rural classification of 6 if their postcode is registered as off-gas on the Xoserve off-gas list.