Citizens Advice response to the DESNZ consultation on Improving Boiler Standards and Efficiency
Citizens Advice believes there are a number of issues which present significant challenges to the policy to require all domestic newly installed natural gas boilers to be hydrogen-ready from 2026.
We believe that the policy could pose risks to consumers by sending potentially unhelpful signals. This is due to a lack of evidence on the likelihood of heating technology scenarios where we believe further evidence must be sought by the UK Government.
We question the extent to which cost parity at the household level can be guaranteed by the UK Government for both current and future costs, and highlight cross-subsidisation issues.
Lastly, we highlight where we disagree with a number of key assumptions made in the impact assessment which underpin the policy, which we believe need further examination.