Boost for Central Heating Programme

Responding to criticism by Andy Kerr MSP of the Scottish Governments Central Heating Programme, in last weeks EK News, the SNPs Linda Fabiani said:

“Far from the Central Heating Programme being restricted it is now better resourced than it has ever been.

“In the last year the SNP Government has invested a record level of resources into the Central Heating Programme and installed over 14,000 central heating systems across the country, a record total, and 4,000 more installations than the Labour Party achieved in their last year in office.

“This year we are set to raise that total to an even higher level and expand the range of people that will qualify to apply for a central heating system when, from April we will  extend the scheme to cover families with children under 5 and families with disabled children under 16 who are in receipt of income support.

“Hardly the actions of a government that is cutting back but certainly the actions of a government that is placing the neediest of our citizens first.