UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog

Installations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harder

The public spending watchdog has criticised the slow pace of the government’s heat pump rollout just days after ministers postponed an important scheme designed to increase the rate of installations.

A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that heat pump installations would need to accelerate 11-fold if the government is to reach its target for 600,000 heat pumps installed in homes every year by 2028.