Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Cavity wall and loft insulation no longer required to access grant funding, as experts forecast roll out of cheaper and easier to install heat pumps

Latest monthly stats for flagship heat pump grant scheme published, as trial for hydrogen heating systems delayed in Scotland

Latest provisional statistics show UK greenhouse emissions are now 52.7 per cent below 1990 levels

Report warns lower than expected heat pump uptake means UK is off track to meet target of 600,000 installations a year

Claire Coutinho reportedly preparing to 'cave in' to lobbying from boiler manufacturers who she recently accused of 'price gouging, plain and simple'

MCS Foundation celebrates record numbers of installations for clean heating systems in UK buildings over the course of last year

Government unveils funding boost for energy efficiency and heat pump programmes, as Treasury confirms plans for new carbon border levy

DESNZ also confirms plans to launch market mechanism to incentivise heat pump manufacturing next year, as uptake of energy efficiency grants moves at sluggish pace

Government confirms plans to ramp up heat pump grants in bid to encourage more households make the switch from fossil gas heating

Proposed changes to grant scheme aim to make it cheaper and easier for more households and small businesses to install heat pumps