Ministers Must Reduce Barriers to Boost Heat Pump Take Up

Ministers must reduce barriers to boost heat pump take up

Millions of households are being prevented from switching to greener heat pumps without government support.

Government urged to remove the barriers blocking consumers from getting a heat pump

Which?'s Sustainability Tracker report for 2025 has revealed that households are increasingly open to getting a heat pump, but adoption has only reached around three per cent as homeowners struggle to make the switch.

Which? urges the government to remove the barriers blocking consumers from getting a heat pump

Which?’s Sustainability Tracker report for 2025 has revealed that households are increasingly open to getting a heat pump, but adoption has only reached around three per cent as homeowners struggle to make the switch. In the coming weeks the government is expected to launch its Warm Homes Plan, setting out their strategy to encourage more than 90% of UK homeowners that heat their homes with gas and oil boilers to switch to new electric heating s…