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<p>The aim of the Clean Heat Grant scheme for heat pumps and biomass is to provide
targeted support to households and small and medium-size enterprises, where upfront
cost is a particular barrier in transitioning to low-carbon heat. The scheme is focussed
on supporting the installer base that will be required to implement regulations to
phase out the installation of high-carbon fossil fuel heating off the gas grid. The
Government is committed to doing this during the 2020s, as set out in the Clean Growth
Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>While off-gas-grid areas are therefore the focus of the scheme,
and BEIS expects uptake to be higher in such areas, we do not propose to exclude support
for heat pumps on the gas grid. We are also proposing to support installations in
non-domestic buildings up to a capacity of 45kW.</p><p> </p><p>The Clean Heat Grant
scheme has been designed as part of a broader package of measures to support the decarbonisation
of heat in buildings and in heat networks. The Government intends to publish a Heat
and Buildings Strategy later this year, which will set out the wider actions that
we will take for reducing emissions from buildings.</p>
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