The UK’s warm homes plan has been saved – here’s how Labour can learn from a decade of failed insulation schemes

By Madeleine Pauker, PhD Candidate, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex

The UK government confirmed in its June 2025 spending review that it will honour its manifesto pledge and not cut the £13.2 billion warm homes plan, as had been speculated. The money will be spent over the next four years, marking a significant increase on funding for energy-related home upgrades compared to that offered by the previous government.

The plan encompasses several programmes for cutting energy bills and reducing carbon emissions by…

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