Government Misses Heat Pump Target as Householders Snub Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer inspects a heat pump demonstrator during a visit to renewable energy company, Octopus Energy, in Slough, England, on Jan. 23, 2023. Jonathan Brady/PA Media

The government has missed a target for installing heat pumps, a key part of the UK’s plans to reach net zero by 2050.

Data published on Thursday showed that of the 30,000 households targeted by the government only half had applied for the £5,000 grants on offer since the scheme started in May 2022.