Low Carbon Domestic Heating Bill

Key Points

• Establishes a framework for promoting and regulating low‑carbon domestic heating in homes.
• Gives government powers to define technical standards, safety rules, and performance criteria for heating systems.
• Creates duties on installers, suppliers, and landlords to meet new requirements and to inform and assist households.
• Provides potential funding, grants, or other incentives to help households adopt low‑carbon heating and improve efficiency, with enforcement where required.

Progress

The bill is currently at Second Reading in the House of Commons. After this stage it will move to Committee Stage for detailed scrutiny, followed by Report Stage and Third Reading before the bill proceeds to the House of Lords.