Evaluation of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, 2026
The final findings from the evaluation of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and accompanying survey data tables
Applies to England and Wales
Documents
Evaluation of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: 2026 final report
PDF, 1010 KB, 98 pages
Evaluation of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: 2026 final technical report
PDF, 877 KB, 132 pages
Boiler Upgrade Scheme evaluation: Wave 4 property owner survey data tables
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.17 MB
Boiler Upgrade Scheme evaluation: Wave 4 property owner survey data tables (alternative format)
ODS, 501 KB
This file is in an OpenDocument format
Boiler Upgrade Scheme evaluation: Wave 2 property owner follow-up survey data tables
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1 MB
Boiler Upgrade Scheme evaluation: Wave 2 property owner follow-up survey data tables (alternative format)
ODS, 365 KB
This file is in an OpenDocument format
Details
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) supports the decarbonisation of heating in domestic properties by incentivising the deployment of low carbon heating systems. The original duration of the BUS (2022 to 2025) is subject to an evaluation.
These reports and data tables present the final evaluation findings, including research conducted with property owners who installed a low‑carbon heating (LCH) system using the BUS grant.
This is the final publication of the BUS evaluation, following the first interim report published in 2025 and the second published earlier in 2026.
Topics covered in these outputs include:
- property owners’ experiences of participating in the BUS
- property owners’ satisfaction with their LCH systems after one heating season
- whether property owners experienced changes in bills and energy tariffs
- participation in the BUS by installer companies
- the impact of BUS on LCH installations
- employment and wider sectorial impacts of the BUS
- value for money of the BUS