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- Heat pumps still leave households £2,500 short of the £7,500 grant.
- The grant replaced the fully funded ECO scheme.
- Residential heating, now mainly gas boilers, accounts for nearly one-fifth of UK emissions.
- Industry groups and a parliamentary committee say a new grant system is needed for affordable heat pumps.
- The UK faces some of Europe’s highest electricity bills due to network upgrades and higher charges.
