Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent in each year since 2021 on each of its energy efficiency and decarbonisation programmes.
Data for 2025-26 is to Quarter 3 (December 2025)
Programme | Allocation 2021-22 £m’s | Spend 2021-22 £m’s | Allocation 2022-23 £m’s | Spend 2022-23 £m’s | Allocation 2023-24 £m’s | Spend 2023-24 £m’s | Allocation 2024-25 £m’s | Spend 2024-25 £m’s | Allocation 2025-26 £m’s | Spend (Dec 25) 2025-26 £m’s * |
Home Energy Scotland Advice Service | 12.0 | 12.0 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 12.0 |
Area Based Schemes | 64.0 | 39.6 | 64.0 | 41.5 | 64.0 | 58.3 | 55.0 | 59.7 | 59.0 | 16.1 |
HES Grants and Loans | 21.0 | 11.7 | 42.0 | 35.7 | 39.9 | 62.3 | 45.8 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 15.6 |
Warmer Homes Scotland | 50.0 | 20.7 | 55.0 | 38.8 | 55.0 | 59.8 | 65.0 | 90.4 | 90.0 | 57.5 |
SME | 9.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
Social Housing | 20.0 | 0 | 30.0 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 29.5 | 35.0 | 19.0 | 36.0 | 0.2 |
Public Sector | 8.0 | 20.2 | 25.0 | 8.8 | 50.0 | 27.7 | 40.0 | 29.1 | 32.0 | 1.9 |
LCITP/Heat Networks | 57.0 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 18.5 | 27.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 35.0 | 0.9 |
Other | 92.3 | (45.7) | 58.5 | 6.4 | 37.1 | (29.8) | 23.4 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 0 |
Affordable Housing ** | 5.0 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Whilst spend for 2025-26 appears low, many claims are received in the final quarter of the year.
**Allocation transferred to Affordable Housing