'Miles off track': Government urged to boost household support to accelerate 'slow' heat pump roll out

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New report by the Resolution Foundation in collaboration with the European Climate Foundation urges government to rethink subsidies to expand heat pump uptake beyond affluent areas

The government is facing fresh calls to re-think its heat pump strategy after new analysis today warned the rollout across UK households remains "slow and uneven" due to "stubbornly high" costs. The...

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