Government unveils £15 billion ’Warm Homes Plan’

The plan aims to triple the number of homes with solar panels on their rooftops by 2030

The government’s comprehensive plan to upgrade the nation’s homes, the ‘Warm Homes Plan’, will deliver £15 billion of public investment, rolling out upgrades to up to five million homes.

The government recently announced a £150 cut to the average energy bill from April. Now, with the Warm Homes Plan, it claims that around six million households will receive the £150 Warm Home Discount - a total package of £300.

The policy targets help for low-income families, alongside a universal offer, to ensure that working families can feel the benefits of products that can cut their bills. 

Alongside this, the plan will support consumer choice for all households, so people can choose the technologies that work for them as and when they want.

Homeowners will be able to apply for government-backed, low and zero-interest loans to install solar panels.

These loans will also be available for batteries and heat pumps, offering access to all for clean energy technologies that can lower bills.

 The plan is backed by £15 billion government investment, including allocations for devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

It also includes common-sense measures to ensure that new homes are built cheaper to run, with solar panels as standard, with the Future Homes Standard to be implemented in early 2026. 

Key takeaways:

• Low-income households will receive free of charge packages of upgrades, depending on what technologies are most suitable for their homes, backed by £5 billion of public investment.
• A £7,500 universal grant for heat pumps, and the first ever offer for ‘air-to-air heat pumps’ that can also cool homes in the summer.
• Families could receive fully funded installations of solar panels and a battery, to the full average cost (currently £9,000-£12,000).
• This plan will triple the number of homes with solar panels on their rooftops by 2030.