diff --git a/app/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb b/app/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb
index 8e9690fe5..6dac0f3a7 100644
--- a/app/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
   <h2 class="govuk-visually-hidden">Supported housing schemes</h2>
 <% end %>
 
-<%= govuk_button_link_to "Create a new supported housing scheme", new_scheme_path, html: { method: :post } %>
+<% if SchemePolicy.new(current_user, nil).create? %>
+  <%= govuk_button_link_to "Create a new supported housing scheme", new_scheme_path, html: { method: :post } %>
+<% end %>
 
 <%= govuk_details(
   classes: "govuk-!-width-two-thirds",
diff --git a/app/views/schemes/index.html.erb b/app/views/schemes/index.html.erb
index 8e787a33d..fa900ca8d 100644
--- a/app/views/schemes/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schemes/index.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 
 <%= render partial: "organisations/headings", locals: current_user.support? ? { main: "Supported housing schemes", sub: nil } : { main: "Supported housing schemes", sub: current_user.organisation.name } %>
 
-<%= govuk_button_link_to "Create a new supported housing scheme", new_scheme_path, html: { method: :post } %>
+<% if SchemePolicy.new(current_user, nil).create? %>
+  <%= govuk_button_link_to "Create a new supported housing scheme", new_scheme_path, html: { method: :post } %>
+<% end %>
 
 <%= render SearchComponent.new(current_user:, search_label: "Search by scheme name, code, postcode or location name", value: @searched) %>
 
diff --git a/spec/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c4bff422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/organisations/schemes.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "organisations/schemes.html.erb" do
+  context "when data provider" do
+    let(:user) { build(:user) }
+
+    it "does not render button to create schemes" do
+      assign(:organisation, user.organisation)
+      assign(:pagy, Pagy.new(count: 0, page: 1))
+      assign(:schemes, [])
+
+      allow(view).to receive(:current_user).and_return(user)
+
+      render
+
+      expect(rendered).not_to have_content("Create a new supported housing scheme")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/views/schemes/index.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/schemes/index.html.erb_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86a8610c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/schemes/index.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "schemes/index.html.erb" do
+  context "when data provider" do
+    let(:user) { build(:user) }
+
+    it "does not render button to create schemes" do
+      assign(:pagy, Pagy.new(count: 0, page: 1))
+      assign(:schemes, [])
+
+      allow(view).to receive(:current_user).and_return(user)
+
+      render
+
+      expect(rendered).not_to have_content("Create a new supported housing scheme")
+    end
+  end
+end