Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) application statistics between 1 September 2020 and 15 March 2022: FOI release

Information requested

How many people have applied for the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) in the period 1 September 2020 and 15 March 2022? This should include both the main scheme and the interim scheme.

How many Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) vouchers have been issued between 1 September 2020 and 15 March 2022? This should include both the main scheme and the interim scheme.

Response

The answers to your questions are as follows:

In the period from 1 September 2020 to 15 March 2022, a total of 3,584 vouchers have been applied for - 2,491 main vouchers and 1,093 interim vouchers.

In the period from 1 September 2020 to 15 March 2022, a total of 2,747 vouchers have been issued - 1,843 main vouchers and 904 interim vouchers.

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