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62nd Report - Faulty energy efficiency installations
Public Accounts Committee
HC 1229
Published 23 January 2026
Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
It is not clear the future retrofit market will be big enough to sustain businesses to meet the level of remediation required. Since we took evidence in November 2025, the government announced that it would end ECO, with no levies on bills from April 2026. It said it would continue …
Government Response Summary
The government announced it would end ECO, with no levies on consumer bills from April 2026, but that it would continue to invest in tackling fuel poverty through its Warm Homes Plan; however, it had not yet formally confirmed whether it would extend the period for suppliers to meet their existing ECO4 obligations beyond March 2026.