Industry welcomes government’s £15bn Warm Homes Plan but warns of skills shortages

By Tom Lowe2026-01-22T00:01:00

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Experts say more focus is needed on skills to ensure quality of work

Experts from across the built environment have welcomed the government’s £15bn Warm Homes Plan but warned that the programme will not succeed without a skilled workforce.

Long-awaited plans to provide households across the country with solar panels and heat pumps were announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on Tuesday evening.

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