Heat pumps: Government boosts 'bumper' Boiler Upgrade Scheme grants to £7,500

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

UK households can now apply for up to £7,500 towards the cost of a new heat pump, after the government today confirmed its planned 50 per cent increase to grants available through its flagship Boiler Upgrade...

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