Warm Homes loses £1bn as government redirects capital spending to defence

Warm Homes loses £1bn as government redirects capital spending to defence

The government has confirmed a £1bn cut to Warm Homes Plan capital grants and £700m of reductions to hydrogen and carbon capture funding to help pay for defence, alongside a further £3bn reduction in departmental capital budgets. The Budget also identified a £200m saving from…

UK Budget 2026: 'Hammer blow' for North Sea as Labour under fire over carbon capture funding row

The Acorn carbon capture funding will be repurposed to help pay for defence investment.

Acorn carbon project rejects 'betrayal' claim after funding change

THE project behind a major Scottish scheme to store carbon under the North Sea has denied claims it was "betrayed" by a change to future funding.

Budget cuts £1bn from Warm Homes grant funding to pay for defence - netMAGmedia Ltd

As part of Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget, he announced that funding for energy-efficiency improvements for low income households under the Warm Homes Fund would be cut by £1bn, reportedly to pay for defence spending commitments. Despite the reduction of £1bn in grant funding in the £15m Warm Homes Plan, the Government has claimed that […] The post Budget cuts £1bn from Warm Homes grant funding to pay for defence first appeared on netMAGm…

Budget 2026 | Concerns flagged on partial de-prioritisation of CCUS and cluster projects

Commentators have cautioned that targeted cuts in the budget signal critical impacts to the UK's upcoming energy and net zero sector civil infrastructure pipeline.

Capital budget cut by £1bn

The health department’s capital budget is being cut by £1bn over the next four years, as the government moves funding to bolster defence investment.