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Housing, Policy and Strategy
South Ayrshire Home Insulation Scheme
It’s easy to stop wasting energy and money with the Home Insulation Scheme.
Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by the Energy Saving Trust, the Home Insulation Scheme is offering insulation for your home at special prices, or even for free. We are working with South Ayrshire Council to make the homes in your neighbourhood as energy efficient as possible.
Teams of Home Energy Assessors will work their way across areas in and around Maybole starting in September 2010 taking a street-by-street, door-by-door approach. If your home is one of around 4,100 to benefit from the scheme you will be given prior notice of when Home Energy Assessors will be in your area. All Home Energy Assessors are Disclosure Scotland approved, and can be easily identified through wearing a Home Insulation Scheme uniform and carrying an ID card.
The scheme offers:
- A home energy check and report
- Impartial and personalised energy saving advice
- Cavity wall insulation for only £126 or free *
- Loft insulation for only £140 or free *
- Loft top-up insulation free of charge if you already have between 60mm and 160mm existing loft insulation
- If you need additional support to install insulation, for example your loft cleared or scaffolding, we may be able to help
- Links to other initiatives and services which might help you to stop wasting energy and money such as home renewables and eco-driving
This offer is for private tenants and homeowners. If you live in a property owned by South Ayrshire Council or housing association our assessors can explain how the scheme can help you.
To find out more about the benefits of the scheme, and what to do next, visit the Energy Savings Trust website. Alternatively call your local Energy Saving Scotland advice centre on 0800 512 012 for more information or download the information leaflets ‘What is the Home Insulation Scheme’ or ‘Its Easy to Stop Wasting Energy and Money’.
* Prices are based on average sized houses. There may be a higher charge, subject to survey. You may be entitled to receive insulation free of charge if you are receiving qualifying benefits or are aged 70 or over. Our assessor will explain the full conditions or call your local Energy Saving Scotland advice centre on 0800 512 012 to speak to one of our advisors.
Fuel Poverty Strategy
The fight against Fuel Poverty is vital to the well being of all of South Ayrshire’s
residents and is a challenge that the Council is proud to address in this strategy.
As well as making houses more comfortable and affordable to heat, eradicating this
problem is key in combating poverty, improving the health of residents, ensuring
quality affordable accommodation and improving the sustainability of South Ayrshire
in terms of the environment, the economy and social inclusion.
This is not something we can do alone and success is dependent on other agencies
and individuals understanding the issues and making the connections to bring together
their wide and varied expertise to develop the solutions we need. I call on those
professionals from health, housing, welfare and energy and the public to join with
us to remove this scourge, which has no place in a modern society.