How will you encourage Londoners to take up the Government’s boiler upgrade scheme which gives financial help to people to switch to low carbon heating systems?

To tackle the climate emergency, I have set an ambitious target for London to be net zero carbon by 2030. The pathway to this requires 2.2 million heat pumps to be in operation in London by the end of the decade. The GLA’s £40m Warmer Homes programme is now open to applications and provides support to Londoners in fuel poverty to make their homes warmer and more fuel efficient - including through the insultation of heat pumps. We are working with boroughs to ensure that these funds are targeted to the most vulnerable.

Applicants for this scheme, and for my wider retrofit programmes, will be signposted to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme as appropriate, which is open to grant applications and payments on 23rd May 2022. Those ineligible for help through Warmer Homes will also have their eligibility checked for other funding possibilities and be signposted accordingly. This includes information about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, ECO funding and the GLA’s own ‘able to pay’ schemes.