Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress on the allocation of funding from its commitment to spend £1.8 billion during the current parliamentary session on decarbonising Scotland’s buildings.
Scotland’s Heat in Buildings Strategy, published in October 2021, outlines our ambitious programme that reflects the scale and the size of the challenge to reduce emissions from our buildings. Our commitment to allocate at least £1.8bn over this parliament will help kick-start growth in the market and support those least able to pay. This includes:
? At least £465m to support those least able to pay, delivered through our Warmer Homes Scotland and Area Based schemes.
? £300m for Scotland’s Heat Network Fund.
? £200m Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund, investing in a sector already leading the way in the heat transition.
? £200m Scottish Green Public Sector Estate Scheme, supporting leadership for energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation right across the public sector.
Of the £1.8bn allocated as part of the strategy, over £1.3bn has been allocated through the budget setting process, of which, over £500m has been spent to the end of May 2024.