Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 46466

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat Pumps

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the comparative merits of (a) air-to-air and (b) other heat pump technologies eligible under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not currently support air-to-air heat pumps, as heat pump installations must provide both space heating and hot water heating, using liquid as a medium for delivering that heat. We want to target support at technologies that...

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