Scotland’s broadband voucher closes on 20 November. Ask your supplier to confirm submission

If you are still looking for a faster line for a Scottish home or business, check your address now. The Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme closes to new applications on 20 November 2026. The government says it will still assess requests submitted before that date. If the address looks eligible, contact a registered supplier and ask whether it can submit the request in time. Read the Scottish Government’s closure notice.

Start with the property

The scheme looks at two things together: whether the property’s current broadband speed is below 30 Mbps and whether a faster connection is already planned through the relevant government programme or a commercial build. Enter the postcode and select the address in the Scottish Government’s broadband checker. A slow Wi-Fi test on one device tells you less about eligibility than the address result and what the supplier can confirm. Read the eligibility rules.

Get the supplier to confirm submission

Use the registered supplier list to find a firm that can serve the address. Ask what technology it can offer, what it needs from you and when it expects to send the request. Under the published process, you choose a service and enter a contract, then the supplier sends your details to the Scottish Government. You confirm your choice when the government emails. An address-check result or an initial enquiry is an earlier step. Follow the application steps.

Ask for written confirmation of when the request was submitted. The notice gives a closure date and says earlier submissions will still be considered. It does not give a clock time. If you are close to the cutoff, ask the supplier directly whether your request has reached the government. Approved applications and existing connections continue.

Read the installation quote and service contract

The voucher can contribute up to £5,000 toward eligible installation. The monthly broadband bill is separate. Mygov.scot says the installer will also supply your service for at least a year, so compare the monthly charge and ask about any extra work, equipment charges or early exit fees. See what the voucher covers.

Installation follows government approval and can take up to 12 months under the published scheme process. Ask for the supplier’s estimate before changing your existing service, and keep the government email asking you to confirm when the line goes live. The application deadline tells you when the request must reach the government. The supplier can tell you what work remains at your address. Check the installation and live-service steps.

Fibre is one option. The scheme also lists fixed wireless, mobile and satellite options through its suppliers. One example the Scottish Government documented in 2024 involved using an existing mast on Mormond Hill for a 5G broadband project near Fraserburgh. What you can order depends on what a registered provider can deliver at your property. Read the government’s October 2024 project account.

Mormond Hill, Aberdeenshire, in May 2021. The Scottish Government reported a voucher-funded 5G project at this site in October 2024. ‘Stag on Mormond Hill’ by Finavon via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Unchanged.

Looking up a similar name? The UK Government’s separate Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme closed to new voucher project submissions on 31 August 2026. The Scottish deadline here applies to the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme.

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