Council tenants in East Ayrshire can now upgrade their homes to eco standards under a new 'Flex' EC04 initiative.
The scheme is designed to promote the installation of insulation, renewable technologies and district heating connections with an emphasis on whole house retrofitting where possible.
It will aim to reduce carbon footprint and energy costs.
Under the previous Flex ECO3 Scheme, this was only available to households within the Scottish Government Area Based Schemes.
That meant many private householders and renters could not use the grants to upgrade their homes.
Councillor Graham Barton, Cabinet Member for Net Zero, Environment, Climate Change and Equalities and Inclusion, said: “We know that for many householders the costs of retrofitting and upgrading are prohibitive, but if we’re to meet our NetZero targets and help improve people’s quality of life with community wealth building, assisting as many people as we can to cut their emissions and energy bills and join the green revolution makes great sense.
“Of course it’s not a limitless pot, and there are strict eligibility criteria to be met, but the expansion of the scheme to cover all areas of East Ayrshire means that we’ll be better able to target those buildings and people who are most in need of help."
Nearly 27,000 properties in East Ayrshire are in need of upgrading works to help them cut emissions, with 10,000 homes in the first three categories of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.
To make the process as seamless as possible, the Energy Agency will be appointed to oversee the scheme.
They will develop and implement an Approved Installer List and monitor contractors to ensure high standards are met.
Details of the scheme and the eligibility criteria will shortly be available on the Council’s Clean Green East Ayrshire webpages.
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