Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £1.8 billion that it committed in 2021 for energy efficiency and decarbonisation measures has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date in each year, and how much funding remains uncommitted or unspent.
Of the £1.8bn commitment made in our Heat in Buildings Strategy, over £1.67bn has been allocated to date, of which, over £886m has been spent to the end of December 2025.
In the early years 2021-22 and 2022-23 demand for schemes was blunted by both covid and cost of living pressures.
The demand for our schemes has continued to grow, with a much reduced underspend in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Underspends are largely driven by the demand led nature of our schemes.
Year | Allocated £000’s | Spent £000’s |
2021-22 | 338,900 | 68,100 |
2022-23 | 337,700 | 175,400 |
2023-24 | 356,100 | 249,200 |
2024-25 | 342,300 | 277,300 |
2025-26 | 333,300 | 116,300 |