# UK installers warn subsidy cuts could make heat pumps unaffordable

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-one-saves-the-planet-if-it-hits-their-pocket-uk-heat-pump-installers-fear-planned-subsidy-cuts/
- Published: 2026-10-27T11:59:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T12:32:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/heat-pump-installers-fear-planned-subsidy-cuts-uk-budget
- Topics: Art, Business, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, UK, World

## Key points

- Installers fear subsidy cuts will make heat pumps less affordable.
- Grants of up to £9,000 support low-carbon heating.
- The UK has 3.5 heat pumps per 1,000 households.

## Summary

UK heat pump installers fear planned cuts to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will make low-carbon heating unaffordable and weaken a growing industry. The grants help property owners replace fossil fuel and direct electric heating, and installers say many customers depend on them to choose heat pumps.

Introduced in 2022, the scheme offers upfront grants of up to £9,000. Installers report that about 75% of one company’s customers use subsidies, while another business saw weekly installations fall from six to eight to none after an earlier incentive ended. Heat accounts for nearly a fifth of UK greenhouse gas emissions, and the country has 3.5 heat pumps per 1,000 households, compared with 632 in Norway.

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