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03 Privately Rented Housing Sector

Funding sources featured in this section are relevant to Private Landlords and their tenants seeking to improve environmental, economic and social sustainability of housing in the private rented sector.

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• Ashden Awards

  Ashden Awards aim to fund practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty and improve people’s lives.
  
  Funding Levels: Awards with prizes between £5,000 and £40,000.
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• Assisted Connections

  This initiative has the support of Ofgem and is designed to assist customers in existing housing who live in areas that are considered to be among the most deprived in the country.
  
  Funding Levels: For those within mains gas areas we expect the majority of connections to be free of charge. In other cases qualifying connections may also be free or at least significantly reduced when customers submit our special “Assisted Connections Voucher” along with a connection request.
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• British Gas Home Insulation

  The British Gas Home insulation scheme offers: cavity wall insulation loft insulation .
  
  Funding Levels: *Until 30th November 2012, British Gas is offering free loft and cavity wall insulation to anyone, even if you're not a British Gas customer.* Subsidised cost of cavity wall insulation £249, loft insulation £225. For British Gas customers receiving income or disability-related benefits - or aged 70 or over, the above is free.
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• Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT)

  The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target is about reducing carbon dioxide emissions, one of the main causes of climate change.
  
  Funding Levels: It is estimated that CERT would stimulate approximately £3.2 billion of investment by energy suppliers in carbon reduction measures. 40% of this will need to be invested in the priority groups which includes those on low income and the elderly (over 70). Within this 15% of the target is to be achieved within a super priority group of those perceived to be most vulnerable. The amount of funding available is dependent on the supplier and therefore it is advisable to contact several suppliers in order to attain the best deal. CERT is funded by energy suppliers through customers’ bills.
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• Care and Repair

  Care and Repair services help older and disabled owner-occupiers, tenants of private landlords and crofters to repair, improve and adapt their homes.
  
  Funding Levels: £8m across Scotland. Adequately funding Care and Repair services is a requirement of the Private Sector Housing Grant (PSHG) that each local authority receives from the Scottish Government. Most local authorities use this funding together with their own contribution to pay a managing agent such as a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) to establish and run a local Care and Repair project. Some local authorities do this for themselves and some projects are stand alone.
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• Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP)

  Whole house approach to energy efficiency, funded by the energy suppliers and generators.
  
  Funding Levels: £350 million programme. The amount of funding available is dependent on the supplier and therefore it is advisable to contact several suppliers in order to secure the best deal.
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• Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP)

  With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as its main target, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) supports innovation activities (including eco-innovation), provides better access to finance and delivers business support services in the regions.
  
  Funding Levels: The CIP runs from 2007 to 2013 with an overall budget of € 3621 million.
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• Council Tax Rebates

  Under Section 65 of Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, every Scottish Local Authority has been given powers to establish a scheme to give discounts on council tax bills for householders installing energy efficiency measures.
  
  Funding Levels: Council Tax Rebates are still to be established by individual councils.
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• District Heating Loan Fund

  The Scottish Government’s district heating loan fund provides loans for both low carbon and renewable technologies to help organisations implement district heating projects to benefit local communities.
  
  Funding Levels: Low interest* loans of up to £400,000 per project will be made available to be repaid over a period of up to 10 years. (*Interest rate of 3.5%)
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• Energy Assistance Package (EAP)

  The EAP is a holistic package to help maximise incomes, reduce fuel bills and improve the energy efficiency of homes.
  
  Funding Levels: £48m fund for both EAP and Home Insulation Scheme. Up to £6,500 per applicant EAP FAQs.
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• Energy Efficiency Design Awards

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Projects should be located in Scotland, be primarily residential and achieve cuts in carbon dioxide emissions of at least 40%.
  
  Funding Levels: Maximum award for a single project will be £250,000.
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• Energy Saving Scotland Home Loan Scheme

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Interest Free loans for cavity wall or solid wall insulation and/or loft insulation...
  
  Funding Levels: Interest free loans of up to £4, 000. Repayments in monthly instalments over a maximum of eight years. Can be combined with Energy Saving Scotland home renewables grants and funding from fuel suppliers under the Carbon Emission Reduction Target.
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• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

  Esmee Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK both now and in the future.
  
  Funding Levels: The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to commit £30 million annually towards a wide range of work.
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• Feed in Tariffs (FITs)

  The introduction of Feed in Tariffs aims to incentivise the installation of small scale, low carbon electricity generating technologies.
  
  Funding Levels: Generation tariff - your energy supplier will pay you a set rate for each unit (or kWh) of electricity you generate. Once your system has been registered, the tariff levels are guaranteed for the period of the tariff (up to 20 years) and are index-linked. For a full list of generation tariffs, see the Feed in Tariffs on the Ofgem website.  Export tariff - you will get a further 5p/kWh (non-solar PV as of 1 December 2012) from your energy supplier for each unit you export back to the electricity grid, so you can sell any electricity you generate but don't use yourself. This rate is the same for all technologies. At some stage smart meters will be installed to measure what you export, but until then it is estimated as being 50% of the electricity you generate (so that if your solar PV system is less than 30kWp you do not need to have an export meter fitted). Feed in Tariffs on the Ofgem website Read about FITs on the Energy Saving Trust website
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• Grants to improve the Physical and Social Environment (GPSE)

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Grants to improve the Physical and Social Environment (GPSE) must be related to housing either by providing or improving a facility for use by local residents or by contributing to the regeneration of areas through physical change or through the stimulation of economic activity.
  
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• Gro Grants

  Gro Grants private developers to build houses for sale.
  
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• Home Insulation Scheme (HIS)

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Home energy audit, advice on making your home more energy efficient, and information on services from the Energy Saving Trust.
  
  Funding Levels: £48 million fund for both Home Insulation Scheme and Energy Assistance Package, (£14 million for HIS alone) with HIS funding subsidising material and installation costs, with applicant typically responsible for the cost of cavity wall insulation between £89 to £199 and the cost of loft insulation between £109 to £249 depending on the area.
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• Home Renewables Grants

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Residential buildings, following, where practical, installation of: Loft insulation to 270mm Cavity wall insulation (where there are cavity walls).
  
  Funding Levels: Grants of 30%, up to £4,000, of the total cost of products and installation.
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• Landlords Energy Saving Allowance (LESA)

  The Landlords Energy Saving Allowance is a deduction for income tax purposes when energy efficiency investments are made to properties.
  
  Funding Levels: Tax relief is for a maximum of £1,500 per property, (this is not limited to a building, e.g. if a landlord owns two flats in one building they can claim twice, once for each individual property.)
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• Low Carbon Buildings Programme 1

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Grants were provided towards the cost of installing the following technologies: Solar thermal hot water Ground source heat pumps Air source heat pumps Wood fuelled heating (biomass) The following technologies also sometimes qualified for funding once certified installers and products become available: Renewable CHP MicroCHP (Combined heat and power) Fuel cells To be eligible to receive a low carbon buildings programme grant you must use a certified installer and a certified product.
  
  Funding Levels: £2,500 per property towards the cost of microgeneration technologies
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• Low Carbon Skills Fund

  The aim of the Low Carbon Skills Fund is  to enable employers to access sector specific training to help the adoption of processes around carbon reduction and energy efficiency.
  
  Funding Levels: The Scottish Government, with the support of European Social Fund money, has invested £585,000 to enable employers to upskill and reskill employees in low carbon technologies as part of the Scottish Government's drive to maximise the economic benefits of greener business. Upon receipt of the necessary evidence and compliance with the rules of the programme, we will retrospectively fund 50% of the total cost of the training that you apply for. Up to 25 employees from your business can undertake one episode of training each. For example, if the training costs £2500, we will refund £1250. If it costs £500, we will refund £250.There is no upper funding limit.
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• National Retrofit Programme

  The National Retrofit Programme is designed to reduce emissions and energy use in Scotland.
  
  Funding Levels: Social landlords have the opportunity to access European Funds to support work on energy efficiency including the currently available £15 million SPRUCE fund for energy efficiency which is available in 13 local council areas. Restructuring of European funds in 2014 could provide further opportunities for landlords to improve the energy efficiency of properties using specific grant or loan funds.
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• Private Sector Landlords\' Boiler Scrappage Scheme

  The Scottish Government has announced funding for the boiler scrappage scheme for owner occupiers in Scotland.
  
  Funding Levels: The Energy Saving Scotland Private Sector Landlords Boiler Scrappage Scheme offered landlords a £400 voucher towards the cost of upgrading inefficient boilers to an Energy Saving Trust Recommended boiler in each of their rented properties.
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• Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

  RHI is designed to provide financial support to encourage individuals, communities and businesses to switch from using fossil fuel for heating, to renewables.
  
  Funding Levels: Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme (RHPP).
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• Renewable Heat Premium Payment (Phase 2)

  The Renewable Heat Premium Payment is a one-off grant designed to help towards meeting the costs of installing renewable technologies until the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is introduced for domestic customers.
  
  Funding Levels: The amount received as part of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme depends on which technology you are applying for: Technology Voucher value Solar thermal hot water £300 Air-to-water heat pump £850 Ground-source or water-source heat pump £1250 Biomass boiler £950
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• Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013

  The Scotland Rural Development Programme is outcome focused and funds measures to address economic and social goals as well as environmental measures.
  
  Funding Levels: £1.6 billion programme of economic, environmental and social measures designed to develop rural Scotland over the next six years.
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• Scottish Gas Networks

  Assisted Connections - Scotland
  
  Funding Levels: For those within mains gas areas we expect the majority of connections to be free of charge. In other cases qualifying connections may also be free or at least significantly reduced when customers submit our special “Assisted Connections Voucher” along with a connection request.
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• Scottish Power Energy People Trust

  The Scottish Power Energy People Trust funds registered charities that help people whose lives are affected by fuel poverty.
  
  Funding Levels: The Scottish Power Energy People Trust will award funding at levels appropriate to the type of project and the number of people to be helped, from small sums up to a maximum of £50,000. Projects may be funded for a maximum of three years, but the maximum amount of £50,000 applies, regardless of the timescale of the project.
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• Small Business Loans

  Funded by the Scottish Government, the scheme aims to support businesses that are looking to replace old and inefficient technology as well as install energy efficiency measures.
  
  Funding Levels: For loans concerning energy efficiency measures the loans are interest free. For loans concerning renewable technologies and you are intending to receive the Feed in Tariff (FIT) or Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) the interest rate is 5%. If you are not intending to claim the FIT or RHI then the interest rate is 0%. 
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• Stage Three Adaptations

  If you rent from the council or a housing association and your home is no longer meeting your needs, or the needs of anyone else in your household, you should get in touch with your landlord as soon as possible.
  
  Funding Levels: 100% funded via housing association grant.
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• Sust Grant Aid

  This grant has now closed the following is for information only.
  Funding support for: design innovation design analysis feasibility studies/ assistance with development of funding applications (e.
  
  Funding Levels: Funding up to £7,000 for capital woks Funding up to £15,000 for study/research
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• The Green Deal

  The Green Deal is the Government’s programme which aims to promote energy efficiency, whether people own or rent their property.
  
  Funding Levels: The Green Deal is expected to provide finance for up to £6,500 worth of works to homes or businesses. This will be tied to the property and paid off through lower energy bills. Householders will make repayments spread over a long enough period so that repayments are lower than their predicted energy bill savings, meaning financial and carbon savings are made from day one.
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• UnLtd Millennium Awards

  Practical and financial support to social entrepreneurs in the UK; people with vision, passion, drive and commitment, who want to change the world for the better.
  
  Funding Levels: Level 1: Awards of between £500 and £5,000 (expected average of £2,000) Level 2: Awards of up to £15,000 UnLtd Millennium Awards are funded by the income from a legacy of £100 million granted by the Millennium Commission. This legacy is carefully invested so that the income can be obtained for awards for the future - this is what is called a permanent endowment. The Millennium Commission is the only distributor of lottery funds to good causes who some time ago decided to provide awards to individuals. Around 25,000 of these have been made so far and they have been so successful that they decided to provide the legacy to UnLtd to carry on this work for the future.
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• Universal Home Insulation Scheme (UHIS)

  The Universal Home Insulation Scheme (UHIS) provides energy efficiency measures to a large number of Scottish households while delivering emission savings and helping to reduce fuel poverty.
  
  Funding Levels: UHIS will allow free energy efficiency measures to be offered to around 200,000 households. In addition to loft and cavity wall insulation, some of the schemes provide support for harder to treat properties.
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• Warm Home Discount Scheme

  The Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme came into operation on 1 April 2011.
  
  Funding Levels: Automatic annual rebate of at least £120, rising to £140 by the end of the scheme.
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• Winter Fuel Payments

  A Winter Fuel Payment is a tax-free payment for older people.
  
  Funding Levels: The rate of the Winter Fuel Payment is usually announced in the summer before the qualifying week in September. For the winter of 2010/11 the Winter Fuel Payment is £250 per household (£400 where you or your partner are aged 80 or over). If you live in a care home, you get a reduced rate of Winter Fuel Payment. In 2010/11, this is £125 or £200 if you are 80 or over. However, if you live in a care home and get Pension Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), you will not get a Winter Fuel Payment at all. If you are not sure which rate of Winter Fuel Payment you are entitled to, you should consult an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Scotland Bureau. To search for details of your nearest branch, including those that can give advice by email, click on your nearest Citizens Advice Scotland.
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