In January 2017, the Scottish Government launched the area-based Equity Loan Pilot to assist homeowners with the costs of carrying out energy efficiency installations and essential repairs to their properties. This will now close at the end of March 2022. The existing collaboration between the Scottish Government, Energy Saving Trust and Care & Repair to deliver the scheme will come to a close at that time.
In preparation for this, no new customers will be referred to the scheme as a possible funding option from Monday 20th September, 2021 and all potential applicants are being asked to submit pending applications to Energy Saving Trust by midnight on the 30th of November 2021.
Support requirements for any Equity loan homeowner who hasn’t completed their installation journey by 31 March 2022 deadline will be considered at a later date. All customers with loans offered by Energy Saving Trust will be honoured and supported appropriately.
The evidence from this pilot, along with feedback from Equity Loan homeowners and interested parties will inform a decision on the viability of a nationwide rollout of an Equity Loan scheme in Scotland in the future.