UK government scraps green homes grant after six months

1.5bn scheme at heart of Boris Johnson's build back better' promise has struggled since launch

The government has scrapped its flagship green homes grant scheme, the centrepiece of Boris Johnson's promise to build back greener" from the Covid-19 pandemic, just over six months after its launch.

The abandonment of the 1.5bn programme, which offered households grants of up to 5,000 or 10,000 to put in insulation or low-carbon heating, leaves the UK without a plan for tackling one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions.