Question reference: S6W-14969
- Date lodged: 10 February 2023
-
Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on administering the Electric Vehicle Loan scheme.
Answer
The Scottish Government has provided funding to Energy Saving Trust (EST), an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency, to administer the Low Carbon Transport Loan each year since 2011. The administrative costs including staffing costs in each year are set out in the following table alongside the value of funds that EST distributed, and the associated deliverables.
The administration and staffing costs cover loans for new and used vehicles to individuals and to businesses. Separate administration and staffing costs for different types of loans are not available.
Financial years | Administration cost | Funding delivered through EST | Output |
2011 – 2023 | £2,415,312.00 | £187,808,619.00 | Promotion and management if a set of interest free loans supporting the update of electric cars and vans, currently totalling 7033 loans to individuals and businesses. |