Government rebuts boiler ban rumours

The government says it has no plans to scrap the 2035 ban on gas boilers as part of the yet-to-be-published Future Homes Standard, despite recent reports.

Reports on the reported changes to the Future Homes Standard are categorically wrong, it said, adding: “Our position is that, under the Future Homes Standard, gas boilers will not meet the proposed standard for new homes, meaning low-carbon heating technologies, such as heat pumps will become the new default for new homes.”

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says it will set out details on steps to increase take-up of heat pumps and other clean heat technologies, including solar and insulation, in its upcoming Warm Homes Plan.

A DESNZ spokesperson said: “We will not force anyone to rip out a working boiler and are making heat pumps more affordable by providing £7,500 towards the cost through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.”