The People’s Panel said that the public want “better information, communication and financial support from the Scottish Government” on what households can do to help reach net zero targets. It also wanted to ensure everyone could access information and financial support for climate action regardless of their background to help them with any costs associated with the transition to net zero. <strong>How does the Plan say the Scottish Government will support households?</strong> The Scottish Government says that it will provide targeted advice and financial support for energy efficiency measures in homes and to help people to switch to electric vehicles. These include: <ul><li>providing free advice on energy efficiency, renewable heating and fuel poverty support through Home Energy Scotland (HES).</li> <li>loans and grants for the installation of a heat pump as well as funding for energy efficiency measures through the HES Grant and Loan scheme.</li> <li>help for those living in fuel poverty, or at risk of fuel poverty, by installing insulation and heating measures into individual properties through the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.</li> <li>continued support for consumers and businesses to transition to electric vehicles. This support currently takes the form of interest-free loans for consumers to purchase electric vehicles and grants towards the cost of purchasing and installing a home charge point.</li></ul> If you agree with the types of advice and financial support for household actions to reach climate targets outlined in the Plan, rate it up (👍), if you disagree, rate it down (👎). Please tell us why you agree or disagree using the comment boxes below. Please tell us if there is other advice or financial support you would like to see included, or changes you would like to see, that would help the Scottish Government support households across Scotland to contribute to net-zero targets.
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