Question reference: S6W-14967
- Date lodged: 10 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Plugged-in Communities Grant Fund.
Answer
The Scottish Government has provided funding to Energy Saving Trust (EST), an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency, to administer the Plugged-in Communities Grant Fund each year since 2020. The administrative costs, which include staffing costs in each year, are set out below alongside the value of funds that EST distributed and the associated deliverables.
Financial year | Administration cost | Funding delivered through EST | Output |
2018 - 2023 | £845,685.00 | £3,311,415.48 | Administration, promotion and monitoring of zero emission car club and community transport schemes providing services to residents and local communities. |