Government grants available for heat pumps

The move to incentivise homeowners through the Heat and Buildings Strategy is expected to reduce the UK’s dependency on fossil fuels and exposure to global price spikes, whilst supporting up to 240,000 jobs by 2035.

Under government plans, buying and running costs of heat pumps will be the same as gas boilers by 2030. This supports a new target for all new heating systems installed in UK homes by 2035 to be either using low-carbon technologies or supporting new technologies like hydrogen-ready boilers.

Engineering the hydrogen home

“Recent volatile global gas prices have highlighted the need to double down on our efforts to reduce Britain’s reliance on fossil fuels and move away from gas boilers over the coming decade to protect consumers in long term,” business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said in a statement. “As the technology improves and costs plummet over the next decade, we expect low carbon heating systems will become the obvious, affordable choice for consumers. Through our new grant scheme, we will ensure people are able to choose a more efficient alternative in the meantime.”