Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in Shetland have received support through the (a) Warmer Homes Scotland programme and (b) Heat and Energy Efficient Scotland: Area-Based Scheme (HEES: ABS), in each financial year of its operation.
The following tables give the number of households who have received support in Shetland through the (a) Warmer Homes Scotland programme, and (b) Heat and Energy Efficient Scotland: Area-Based Schemes in each financial year of its operation.
(a) The number of households helped through Warmer Homes Scotland in Shetland since the beginning of the programme in 2015 is set out below.
The table refers to WHS1 which was the Warmer Homes Scotland contract which accepted applications from 2015 to 2023, and WHS2 which is the current Warmer Homes Scotland contract in place since October 2023.
Local Authority | WHS1 | WHS2 | Total |
Shetland Islands | 326 | 65 | 391 |
Budget Year | WHS1 | WHS2 | Total |
15-16 Budget Year | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16-17 Budget Year | 9 | 0 | 9 |
17-18 Budget Year | 56 | 0 | 56 |
18-19 Budget Year | 30 | 0 | 30 |
19-20 Budget Year | 47 | 0 | 47 |
20-21 Budget Year | 23 | 0 | 23 |
21-22 Budget Year | 56 | 0 | 56 |
22-23 Budget Year | 48 | 0 | 48 |
23-24 Budget Year | 56 | 6 | 62 |
24-25 Budget Year | 0 | 59 | 59 |
Total | 326 | 65 | 391 |
(b) The number of households helped through the Area Based Schemes (ABS) in Shetland since the beginning of the programme in 2013 is set out below.
ABS is designed and delivered by local councils, targeting fuel poor areas and `hard to treat’ properties (solid or complex cavity wall insulation).
These numbers relate to the households helped under the financial year that a grant offer was made to the council.
2013-14 | 162 |
2014-15 | 258 |
2015-16 | 90 |
2016-17 | 287 |
2017-18 | 270 |
2018-19 | 261 |
2019-20 | 276 |
2020-21 | 278 |
2021-22 | 163 |
2022-23 | 161 |
2023-24 | 86 |
2024-25 | 102 |
Total | 2,394 |