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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-29317

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: 27 August 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 9 September 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns expressed by Living Rent Edinburgh regarding the City of Edinburgh Council's 15 to 20% management fee as part of the Mixed Tenure Improvement Service, which reportedly reduces the amount of financial support that (a) homeowners and (b) landlords receive from the Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Scheme grant in kind by around £7,000.


Answer

The level of grant-in-kind potentially available to households participating in Area Based Schemes is not affected by these fees. Councils are required to separately claim a proportion of overhead costs such as surveys, scaffolding and project management as enabling funding.