To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) applications, (b) householders assessed for eligibility and (c) acceptances there have been for Stage Four measures of the Energy Assistance Package in each month, broken down by local authority area.
Callers to the Energy Assistance Package helpline do not make an application for Stage Four measures as such. Their local energy advisor takes them through an assessment of their potential eligibility for Stages Three and Four, while also offering energy saving advice at Stage One and opportunities to maximise their income and reduce their energy costs at Stage Two.
It is not possible to identify the number of applications for Stage Four measures, because the application made is to the Energy Assistance Package, rather than to a particular Stage. However, a breakdown of enquiries to the EAP is given in the first table, at (a).
Those households that the energy advisor considers potentially eligible for Stage Four are referred to the managing agent for a survey. The survey comprises both an eligibility check of the household and an energy performance assessment of the dwelling. A relatively small number of households are excluded without a survey being undertaken because the managing agent cannot contact them, or they withdraw. The first table shows the households referred to Stage Four and those who cancelled with a survey being undertaken, at (b) and (c).
The second table shows the households where the survey is not yet complete and where the eligibility survey has been completed, at (d) and (e). The number of households where the survey is incomplete are slightly higher than usual, due to the holidays which followed closely on the coming into effect on 21 December 2009 of the amended regulations which extended eligibility to dwellings with Band E energy performance.
The third table shows the status of the households that have been surveyed, with those accepted for Stage Four measures, those that are not eligible, and those who cancelled after the survey, at (f), (g), and (h).
The analyses are provided for the year to date, broken down by local authority area. This information is not normally analysed by local authority area and considerable additional analysis would be required to provide monthly figures going back to April. Therefore, the figures provided are for the year total, from April to end of December. The figures exclude the 5,500 households who had applied under the Central Heating Programme who did not undergo the same eligibility survey.
1. Enquiries and Referrals to Stage Four
| Local authority | (a) Enquiries to the Energy Assistance Package | (b) Households Referred for Stage Four Measures | (c) Cancelled before Stage Four Eligibility Survey* |
| Year to end December |
| Aberdeen City    | 903 | 170 | 17 |
| Aberdeenshire   | 1,380 | 310 | 30 |
| Angus    | 1,185 | 179 | 16 |
| Argyll and Bute   | 687 | 187 | 22 |
| Clackmannanshire | 307 | 47 | 4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,246 | 400 | 52 |
| Dundee City    | 1,149 | 229 | 22 |
| East Ayrshire    | 930 | 123 | 13 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 790 | 135 | 18 |
| East Lothian   | 532 | 105 | 8 |
| East Renfrewshire | 816 | 109 | 6 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 2,809 | 421 | 60 |
| Eilean Siar    | 533 | 127 | 16 |
| Falkirk      | 1,170 | 148 | 9 |
| Fife  | 3,072 | 497 | 46 |
| Glasgow City  | 2,868 | 493 | 38 |
| Highland    | 2,199 | 438 | 51 |
| Inverclyde    | 752 | 118 | 16 |
| Midlothian    | 454 | 79 | 9 |
| Moray    | 634 | 163 | 15 |
| North Ayrshire  | 1,429 | 228 | 14 |
| North Lanarkshire | 1,776 | 324 | 25 |
| Orkney Islands  | 219 | 69 | 12 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1,166 | 255 | 21 |
| Renfrewshire   | 985 | 166 | 18 |
| Scottish Borders | 730 | 181 | 18 |
| Shetland Islands | 61 | 21 | 3 |
| South Ayrshire  | 1,043 | 202 | 24 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2,086 | 371 | 37 |
| Stirling     | 872 | 125 | 17 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 483 | 82 | 7 |
| West Lothian | 856 | 103 | 9 |
| No value ** | 34 | 172 | Â - |
| All Scotland    | 36,156 | 6,777 | 673 |
Notes:
*Of these, 41% cannot be contacted, 15% cancelled on contact, 44% cancelled before survey.
**The address verification process requires a valid post code in order to assign the address to a local authority. Occasionally with new builds the post code is not available with the Ordnance Survey data used by the database and therefore cannot be assigned to a local authority via the verification process. The post code data in the database is updated regularly and as it is updated the properties are assigned to the relevant local authority area.
2. Eligibility Surveys
| Local Authority | (d) Stage Four Eligibility Surveys not Yet Complete* | (e) Stage Four Eligibility Surveys Undertaken |
| Year to End December |
| Aberdeen City    | 55 | 98 |
| Aberdeenshire   | 95 | 185 |
| Angus    | 56 | 107 |
| Argyll and Bute   | 43 | 122 |
| Clackmannanshire | 7 | 36 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 51 | 297 |
| Dundee City    | 60 | 147 |
| East Ayrshire    | 21 | 89 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 27 | 90 |
| East Lothian   | 24 | 73 |
| East Renfrewshire | 38 | 65 |
| Edinburgh City of   | 88 | 273 |
| Eilean Siar    | 48 | 63 |
| Falkirk      | 44 | 95 |
| Fife  | 181 | 270 |
| Glasgow City  | 114 | 341 |
| Highland    | 116 | 271 |
| Inverclyde    | 16 | 86 |
| Midlothian    | 18 | 52 |
| Moray    | 48 | 100 |
| North Ayrshire  | 57 | 157 |
| North Lanarkshire | 68 | 231 |
| Orkney Islands  | 20 | 37 |
| Perth and Kinross | 91 | 143 |
| Renfrewshire   | 21 | 127 |
| Scottish Borders | 54 | 109 |
| Shetland Islands | 6 | 12 |
| South Ayrshire  | 34 | 144 |
| South Lanarkshire | 73 | 261 |
| Stirling     | 33 | 75 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 18 | 57 |
| West Lothian | 27 | 67 |
| No value ** | 172 | - |
| All Scotland    | 1824 | 4,280 |
Notes:
*Of which 25% initial contact yet to be made at end December, 75% surveys were allocated and awaiting the survey outcome. 90% of surveys in December were undertaken within 10 working days.
**The address verification process requires a valid post code in order to assign the address to a local authority. Occasionally with new builds the post code is not available with the Ordnance Survey data used by the database and therefore cannot be assigned to a local authority via the verification process. The post code data in the database is updated regularly and as it is updated the properties are assigned to the relevant local authority area.
3. Survey Outcomes
| Local authority | (f) Accepted for Stage 4 | (g) Not Eligible | (h) Cancelled Following Survey* |
| Year to end December |
| Aberdeen City    | 77 | 21 | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire   | 147 | 38 | 9 |
| Angus    | 91 | 16 | 7 |
| Argyll and Bute   | 111 | 11 | 8 |
| Clackmannanshire | 29 | 7 | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 264 | 33 | 38 |
| Dundee City    | 129 | 18 | 7 |
| East Ayrshire    | 69 | 20 | 8 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 71 | 19 | 10 |
| East Lothian   | 59 | 14 | 9 |
| East Renfrewshire | 54 | 11 | 3 |
| Edinburgh City of   | 216 | 57 | 15 |
| Eilean Siar    | 53 | 10 | - |
| Falkirk      | 78 | 17 | 4 |
| Fife  | 212 | 58 | 21 |
| Glasgow City  | 275 | 66 | 16 |
| Highland    | 230 | 41 | 15 |
| Inverclyde    | 74 | 12 | 3 |
| Midlothian    | 44 | 8 | 3 |
| Moray    | 86 | 14 | 8 |
| North Ayrshire  | 126 | 31 | 10 |
| North Lanarkshire | 200 | 31 | 5 |
| Orkney Islands  | 34 | 3 | 3 |
| Perth and Kinross | 127 | 16 | 11 |
| Renfrewshire   | 103 | 24 | 3 |
| Scottish Borders | 94 | 15 | 10 |
| Shetland Islands | 10 | 2 | - |
| South Ayrshire  | 113 | 31 | 15 |
| South Lanarkshire | 221 | 40 | 23 |
| Stirling     | 59 | 16 | 6 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 49 | 8 | 1 |
| West Lothian | 47 | 20 | 4 |
| All Scotland    | 3,552 | 728 | 279* |
Note: *Column (h) is a subset of column (f).
