Written questions

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Costs

2026-06-25 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 13611 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the total additional cost to the public purse of increasing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant from £7,500 to £9,000.

Answer

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme was allocated a budget of £400 million in 2026/27 as set out in the Government’s Warm Homes Plan. Following the announcement that the grant available to eligible oil and LPG heated homes will increase from £7,500 to £9,000, no ad...