Home Energy Scotland information: EIR release

Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.


Information requested

How much funding has been allocated to Home Energy Scotland in each year since 2019-20, including the current year to date?

How many staff has HES employed in each year since 2019-20, including the current year to date?

How many individuals has HES directed to grants, support and funding in each year since 2019- 20, including the current year to date?

Response

1 The table below outlines the years of funding allocation 2019 – 2024

 

Funding allocated by year

 

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

Home Energy Scotland Advice services

£8.3m

£8.1m

£9.4m

£12.3m

£13.5m

£14.6m

Home Energy Scotland low carbon transport advice

£334k

£367k

£388k

£377k

£366k

£19k*

Total

£8.634m

£8.467m

£9.788m

£12.677m

£13.866m

£14.79m

*To 31 October 2024

2 Staff employed by HES each year from 2019 FTE (Full Time Equivalent)

 

HES advice network FTE

EST staff FTE

2019-20

121.9

29.2

2020-21

131.8

27.9

2021-22

126.6

38.1

2022-23

186.2

51.9

2023-24

192.2

53.6

Full staffing figures are not yet confirmed for 24/25.

3 The table below lists the number of households supported, and of those, the number referred to one of our funding schemes by Home Energy Scotland advisors since 2019.

FY

Total Households supported**

Warmer Homes Scotland

HEEPS: ABS

Other EE schemes (incl. HESGL)

Low Carbon Transport schemes

Ebike loan

Low Emission zone support fund

2019-20

92,681

5455

2985

8765

2762

1501

-

2020-21

90,468

6583

2421

9400

2598

2837

477

2021-22

114,392

7382

1707

11905

4768

2159

1479

2022-23

138,347

12813

2204

19352

1064

2012

1812

2023-24

128,791

12183

1825

17729

408

234

994

2024-25

to 31 Oct

-

5974

550

8199

-

-

-

** support may have been referral to one of the funding programmes as detailed above, or may have been advice, referral to crisis funding, benefits checks or other relevant organisations for assistance.

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