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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan

Rachel Reeves outside 11 Downing Street
Rachel Reeves has the task of lowering household energy bills amid concerns that high cost of living is driving voters to Reform UK. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners will lose their right to subsidies for eco-friendly heat pumps as a result of government plans to bring down energy bills at the budget.

Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, is planning to announce a series of measures to bring down energy bills amid concerns the country’s stubbornly high cost of living is driving millions of voters to Reform UK.

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