The Government today announced a £15m funding boost to aid the roll-out of low carbon heating measures.
The funding is part of the Government’s £60m Heat Pump Ready programme, which aims at supporting the installation of low carbon technology, such as heat pumps, in homes and businesses.
A total of 24 projects in England and Scotland have won funding in the second round of the Heat Pump Ready programme.
This funding comes alongside the Government’s £450m Boiler Upgrade Scheme that provides £5,000 grants to homeowners towards the cost of a heat pump, and a zero rate of VAT for installing clean heating measures.
Business and Energy Minister Lord Callanan said: ‘In light of rising global gas and oil prices, getting low-carbon heating technology into homes is a priority for this government as it will help households ditch the costly fossil fuels that are driving up bills.
‘Heat pumps are a proven, reliable technology that uses cheaper renewable energy produced in the UK. We are already bringing costs down through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and slashing VAT to zero, but by finding innovative ways to make them even cheaper and easier to install, we will help more homes see the benefits even quicker.’
The Local Government Association (LGA) recently warned that poorly insulated homes and businesses will cost the taxpayer £12.7bn over the next two years.
