Question reference: S6W-01352
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a boiler scrappage scheme to help households replace gas-fired boiler systems.
Answer
The Scottish Government, through the Home Energy Scotland (HES) Loan and Cashback scheme, provides interest-free loans with up to 75% cashback grant funding for homeowners to replace fossil-fuel heating systems such as gas with low or zero emissions heating systems such as heat pumps.
To further support households to make their homes greener, we provide:
- free, impartial advice through Home Energy Scotland, including specialist home renewables advice;
- HES loans with up to 40% cashback for energy efficiency measures;
- the Green Homes Network which allows households to find out about the experience of others who have already installed measures; and
- the Renewable Installer Finder Tool which helps households find installers and suppliers in their area.
These advice and support schemes can be accessed through Home Energy Scotland, run by the Energy Saving Trust.