Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
The scheme provides grants of up to £9,000 and has helped tens of thousands of households to install an electric heat pump in place of a gas boiler. Photograph: Michael Probst/APView image in fullscreenThe scheme provides grants of up to £9,000 and has helped tens of thousands of households to install an electric heat pump in place of a gas boiler. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianCritics say cutting the scheme would damage the nascent British heat pump industry and further undermine the government’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis.
- ▪The scheme provides grants of up to £9,000 and has helped tens of thousands of households to install an electric heat pump in place of a gas boiler.
- ▪Photograph: Michael Probst/APView image in fullscreenThe scheme provides grants of up to £9,000 and has helped tens of thousands of households to install an electric heat pump in place of a gas boiler.
- ▪Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianCritics say cutting the scheme would damage the nascent British heat pump industry and further undermine the government’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis.
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| Publication time | Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:47 GMT |
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The scheme provides grants of up to £9,000 and has helped tens of thousands of households to install an electric heat pump in place of a gas boiler. Photograph: Michael Probst/APView image in fullscreenThe scheme provides grants of up to £9,000 and has helped tens of thousands of households to install an electric heat pump in place of a gas boiler. Photograph: Michael Probst/APHeat pumpsMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources sayKiran Stacey Policy editorMon 12 Oct 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMinisters are preparing to slash the amount of money available to subsidise heat pumps as they look for ways to fund higher defence…
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