EIR/202400439658 · FOI/EIR · unclear
Home Energy Scotland information: EIR release
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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