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Fifth Report - Heat resilience and sustainable cooling
Environmental Audit Committee
HC 279
Published 31 January 2024
Recommendations
10
Accepted in Part
Para 67
Establish a comprehensive national retrofit programme to adapt UK housing stock for net zero and comfort.
Recommendation
We therefore recommend that the Government establish a comprehensive national retrofit programme to adapt the UK’s housing stock for both net zero and thermal comfort. The programme should include the following elements to maximise its impact and minimise costs: • …
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Government Response Summary
The government partially accepted the recommendation, detailing existing progress, the extension of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and a £6 billion support package, including £500 million for a new local authority retrofit scheme. They also highlighted a research programme to support the development of policy levers for adapting building stock for net zero and thermal comfort.