Government boosts heat pump grant scheme annual budget by £50m

James Murray
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Ed Miliband grants Ofgem permission to over-allocate up to £50m of Boiler Upgrade Scheme grants in this financial year

The government has moved to address concerns that the budget for the increasingly popular Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) could run dry, confirming that regulator Ofgem can over-allocate up to £50m of vouchers...

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