Grant or payment · Scotland
Croft House Grant
Grants for crofters to build a new croft house, rebuild or improve one, or make it more energy efficient.
- From
- Scottish Government / RPID
- How much
- Up to £38,000 (high priority area) or £28,000 (standard area) in any 10 years: new house flat £38,000 or £28,000; rebuilding and improvement 60% of costs; energy efficiency 80% of costs, to those caps.
- Who can apply
- Owner-occupier and tenant crofters, cottars and Kyles crofters in the crofting counties who are inadequately housed (energy efficiency: home below EPC C). Assets must be under £150,000.
What you’ll need
- Application form and quotes
- Evidence of housing need
- No other public grant for the same work
How to apply
- Read the full guidance
- Apply to RPID before a quarterly closing date
- Do not start work before approval; build within 36 months
Full guidance published 17 March 2026 lists closing dates of 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December each year; the Rural Support Plan annex instead says rounds open on the 2nd of those months, so confirm the next date (likely 1 December 2026) with RPID. Funding is limited (about £1.05m) and applications are prioritised.
Similar schemes
- Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) 2026 OpenScottish Government / RPID · Closes 14 January 2027Payment per eligible beef calf to help keep suckler herds in Scotland, with separate mainland and island rates.
- Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) 2026 OpenScottish Government / RPID · Closes 30 November 2026Flat-rate payment for each homebred ewe hogg kept on rough grazing farms that rely on Payment Region 3 land.
- Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS) Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDCapital grants for crofters to build or improve agricultural buildings and other croft works, and to set up Common Grazings Committees.
- Crofting Cattle Improvement Scheme (bull hire) Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDHire of Scottish Government-owned bulls to groups of crofters who cannot practically keep their own bull or use AI.
Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3. Always read the official page before you apply.