Homeowners in Scotland will be able to apply for up to £7,300 through a new phase of the Scottish Government's Green Homes Cashback scheme.

The £15m scheme will provide funds to households towards the cost of installing energy efficiency measures, such as home insulation and boiler upgrades, that have been recommended on a Green Deal Assessment Report.

Available from June and operating in 2014/15, funding will be available for individual householders, with private and social landlords plus private and social tenants all eligible to apply.

Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing said: "Scotland is outperforming the UK in the delivery of home energy efficiency measures that is saving households money. This new and more intensive phase of Green Homes Cashback will make a real difference to people across the country, saving money on fuel bills and helping to cut emissions.


"Rising energy prices remain a huge concern for this government, and we will spend almost a quarter of a billion pounds over a three year period on fuel poverty and energy efficiency including our Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland which will spend £79 million in 2014/15 to support energy efficiency improvements in Scotland's homes.

"This new phase of Green Homes Cashback underlines our ongoing commitment to energy efficiency – we are doing all we can under existing arrangements to provide practical support to households."

Neil Marshall, National Insulation Association (NIA), said: "The NIA welcomes the new £15 million scheme being introduced by the Scottish Government today and its continued commitment to supporting insulation companies in Scotland and to helping households to address the cost of living by installing more insulation measures which will deliver long terms sustainable savings on energy bills.

"We look forward to continuing to work effectively with the Scottish Government on this and other energy efficiency and fuel poverty initiatives."

(JP/IT)