The Home Insulation Scheme is designed to improve the energy efficiency of houses through promoting and installing insulation and other energy saving measures.
It is managed by the Energy Saving Trust and backed by the Scottish Government, with additional funding from local authorities, housing associations and energy companies.
It is an area-based scheme, with the potential to offer advice and assistance to around 100,000 houses in the first year, with many of these going on to receive measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation.
Areas covered by the scheme were chosen according to criteria including its levels of fuel poverty and emissions, the potential number of treatable houses and the potential for complementary funding. A full list of areas covered is available.
Along with other initiatives, the scheme contributes to meeting the Government's challenging emissions reductions targets as well as increasing the take-up of domestic energy efficiency measures while helping to tackle fuel poverty.