What is the Warm Homes Plan?
The War Homes Plan is the Government’s Planned Programme to
help families benefit from solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation
that can cut energy bills.
It is the biggest public investment in home upgrades in
British history
You can read the full The Warm Homes Plan on the Government's website
How much money is there for the Warm Homes Plan?
£15 Billion in total
£ 5 Billion will go to direct
support for Low-income households
of which £500 million through Warm Homes: Local Grant ( this includes £88m previously spent in 2025)
and £1.3 Billion through Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (this includes £374m previously spent in 2025)
the remainder is earmarked for schemes in 2028-2030
£ 2.7 Billion will go to the Boiler Upgade Scheme
of which £ 90million to support investment
in heat pump supply-chain
£ 1.1 Billion will go to Heat Networks
£ 5 Billion will go to Warm homes Fund to invest in innovative ways to finance home upgrades
This includes £ 2 Billion that will go to Warm Home Loans for consumers
£ 1.5 Billion will go to Devolved Administrations
It is hoped that this will unlock
an additional £ 38 Billion in investments by industry in innovation, UK based manufacturing,
up-skilling and training.
What energy efficiency measures are involved?
- solar panels (Photovoltaic and thermal),
- heat pumps (ground source, air source (including air to
air))
- home and heat batteries,
- smart controls,
- insulation (wall, floor, and roof)
- and draught proofing.
Who is eligible?
All types of households will benefit, but the aim
is targeted interventions for :
- those on low incomes;
- upgrades for social housing;
- new protections for renters;
and a universal offer for all households to help them upgrade homes if
and when they want to.
What is the Government’s target?
The government has set the following targets for the Warm
Homes Plan to deliver by 2030:
- lift 1 million families out of fuel poverty
- lift half a million families in rented accommodation out of fuel poverty
- upgrade 5 million homes
- triple the number of homes with rooftop solar panels
- ensure 70% of heat pumps installed in UK are made in UK
- Reduce reliance on gas
Is the Warm Homes Plan only for people in England?
No the Warm Homes Plan includes funding for Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland too. Much of this funding will be dispersed through the
Devolved Governments
Is the Warm Homes Plan a single grant scheme?
No the Warm Homes Plan is a strategic framework with several
grant and loan schemes running under its overarching programme.
These schemes already include:
- The Warm Homes Local Grant
- The Warm Homes Social Housing Fund
- And the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
The new Warm Homes Fund will help accelerate existing consumer offers for funding solar PV, heat pumps and batteries.(though batteries are not yet eligible)
What is the Warm Homes Loan Scheme
Homeowners will be able to apply
for government-backed, low and zero interest loans to install solar
panels as well as batteries and heat pumps
Low-income households and those in fuel
poverty could receive support that would cover the full cost of having
solar panels put on their rooftop, or insulation installed.
This scheme is unlikely to be available before 2027.
What are the New Protections for Renters under the Warm Homes Plan?
There will be new rules to ensure landlords invest in
upgrades to cut bills for renters and social tenants.
landlords have a responsibility to ensure that homes are
safe, warm, and affordable.
What are the Future Homes Standards included in the Warm Homes Plan?
The Warm Homes Plan also includes measures to ensure that
new homes are built in such a way that they will be cheaper to run,
with solar panels as standard. These and other measures are in the
Future Homes Standard which id due to be published shortly and which is supposed to be implemented in 2026.
All new homes must have solar
panels
How doe the Warm Homes Plan affect the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is being extended making £7,500
available universally to anyone who wants a heat pump
If the property is not on the Gas grid, the Boiler upgrade grant can be increased to £9,000
Air-to-air heat pumps are also now included in the scheme, although they are only eligible for a £2,500 grant.
£ 2 Billion has been set aside to provide intrest free loans to low income families that can't afford to go down the existing BUS route.
How will the Warm Homes Plan be delivered?
The Government is setting up the Warm Homes Agency to
oversee and deliver the Warm Homes Plan.
It will have responsibility for regulation and consumer
support ensuring customers have access to the correct advice initially and that
they receive quality installations from competent, qualified installers.
In local areas Mayors will be able to direct upgrade schemes
into specific areas.
For some Mayoral Combined Authorities, by 2028, the settlements from central government will specifically include retrofit funding
There will also be funding for five Local Net Zero Hubs in England.
How can homeowners get access to Warm Homes Loans?
Consumers will be able to access Warm Homes Loans through several
pathways.
Details are still to be published
How can Installers get involved with the Warm Homes Plan?
Installers will have to engage with the Warm Homes Agency, or engage with Local Authorities' procurement framenworks.
Details are still to be published
What is happening between ECO ending in March 2026 and the Warm Homes Plan being fully operational?
The Secretary of State, Ed Miliband MP, has said that there will be up to £1.5billion to help the ECO sector continue to help tackle fuel poverty in the transition period until the Warm Homes Plan comes into effect.
The Minister for Energy Consumers (Mr Martin MacCluskey MP) has set up an industry panel to coordinate this work, and has invited the EEA to sit on that panel.
It seems to be the plan for this funding to be put into the hands of the local authorities and councils, and to be delivered through Warm Homes:Local Grant and Social Housing Fund, which makes it unlikely to be able to help the ECO sector at scale.
The EEA is working with National Housing Federation, National Housing Decarbonisation Group, Istallation Assurance Authority, The Net Zero Energy Hubs, Local Authorities and EEA members to try and find a more timely solution.
What is the Warm Homes Agency?
The Warm Homes Agency is to be the new single body responsible for Energy Efficiency upgrades to homes in the UK
It will act as both a consumer interface with the industry and a quality assurance body regulating the installers.
It replaces a number of organisations, including SALIX, and will officially be operational by April 2027.
It is currently commandeering a number of teams from OFGEM and DESNZ and recruiting more widely.
What is happening to the Warm Homes Local Grant (WH:LG) and the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF)?
From 2027/28 onwards, the WH:LG and WH:SHF will be combined into a
single scheme which will target help towards low-income communities through area-based
delivery.
In the meantime, Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) and Warm Homes:
Local Grant (WH:LG) will continue as planned, honouring existing funding agreements.
The
WH:LG has been allocated £500m to provide energy performance measures
and low carbon heating to low-income households across England through
participating local authorities