Government urged to extend grants to air con heat pumps

James Murray
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Government urged to extend grants to air con heat pumps

Ministers confirm they are looking at proposals that would make heat pumps that can provide cooling as well as heating eligible for grants of up to £7,500

The government is facing fresh calls to back proposals that would make air conditioning heat pumps eligible for grants under its Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), after Ministers confirmed they were considering...

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