Question reference: S6W-14963
- Date lodged: 10 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Low Emission Zone Support Fund for eligible households.
Answer
The Scottish Government is providing £11.6 million in grant funding to Energy Saving Trust (EST), an independent organisation working to administer the Scottish LEZ Support Fund.
The LEZ Support Fund for households is a part of this LEZ Support Fund, and does not have separate admin costs. The following table therefore represents the whole LEZ Support Fund, this similarly applies to PQ S6W-14972 and PQ S6W-14965.
The administrative costs (which include EST staffing costs) are set out below alongside the value of funds that EST are distributing and the outputs achieved.
Financial year | Administration cost | Funding being delivered through EST | Output |
2020-21 | £381,000 | £1,759,738 | LEZ Support Fund provides grants to households and businesses based near LEZs to dispose of non-LEZ compliant vehicles, and to adopt alternative modes of transport. This fund also provides grants to support businesses such as taxi operators to retrofit their existing vehicles to Euro 6 standard.
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2021-22 | £334,277 | £3,706,925 | LEZ Support Fund provides grants to households and businesses based near LEZs to dispose of non-LEZ compliant vehicles, and to adopt alternative modes of transport. This fund also provides grants to support businesses such as taxi operators to retrofit their existing vehicles to Euro 6 standard.
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2022-23 (year to date) | £471,892 | £4,695,326 | LEZ Support fund provides grants to households and businesses based near LEZs to dispose of non-LEZ compliant vehicles, and to adopt alternative modes of transport. This fund also provides grants to support businesses such as taxi operators to retrofit their existing vehicles to Euro 6 standard.
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