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01.10.2023 - 04:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Scottish Government is pledging to make up to £728 million available in the next seven years to help Scots tackle fuel poverty by installing greener heating systems.
Zero carbon buildings minister Patrick Harvie said the Government is "ramping up" support to householders by making the money available through the Warmer Homes Scotland programme.
The scheme, which was set up in 2015, has already helped more than 35,000 older or lower income households to make their homes warmer and more affordable to heat.
Mr Harvie said the Government is now looking to "offer more support per household, allowing us to deliver whole-house retrofit and install more measures in individual properties".
He added there will be a "focus on climate-friendly heating where this is financially and technically possible".
His comments come after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered down the UK Government's plans to phase out gas boilers by 2035, creating an exemption for about a fifth of households to potentially never make the change to alternatives such as heat pumps.
Mr Harvie said the Scottish Government is "ramping up our support and making a long-term investment in helping those in fuel poverty through the energy transition".
He added: "This is an important element of our overall package of support, sitting alongside our grants and loans for heating and energy efficiency, which remain the most generous in the UK.
"We will continue to do all we can within the scope of our powers and budget to tackle poverty and support those in greatest need.
"We are committed to a heat transition that takes people with us and that shows clearly why a rapid shift away from fossil fuels is necessary."
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