# The Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 2: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“aggregate core spending estimate”—
(a) for scheme years 14 and 15, means the CGS estimate for the scheme year as defined in Schedule 1 to the 2022 Regulations;
(b) for any other scheme year, means the aggregate core spending estimate for the scheme year required by regulation 8 of these Regulations (including, where relevant, any update under that regulation);
“core spending Part” means—
(a) in relation to scheme years 14 and 15, Part 3 of the 2022 Regulations;
(b) in any other case, Part 3 of these Regulations;
“initial overall spending target” means—
(a) £92 million for scheme year 16;
(b) £92 million for scheme year 17;
(c) £92 million for scheme year 18;
(d) £93 million for scheme year 19;
(e) £93 million for scheme year 20;
“preceding scheme year” means—
(a) where the current scheme year is scheme year 16, scheme year 15;
(b) in any other case, the scheme year preceding the current scheme year;
“Year-2” means—
(a) where the current scheme year is scheme year 16, scheme year 14;
(b) where the current scheme year is scheme year 17, scheme year 15;
(c) in any other case, the scheme year preceding the preceding scheme year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348281293/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-warm-home-discount-scotland-regulations-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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