The Local Authority Delivery scheme (LAD) closed in September 2023, having opened in August 2020, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)1. The department lists LAD among the closed schemes in its heat pump deployment statistics, published on 6 March 2025, which cover installations from January 2018 to December 20241.
LAD supported energy efficiency upgrades of low-energy efficiency, low-income households across England, described in the statistics as homes with an EPC rating of D or lower and household income below £30k1. It sat alongside the Home Upgrade Grant, which began in January 2022 and remains open1. The statistics note that households could receive funding from both LAD and the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive, with any LAD funding deducted from subsequent RHI quarterly payments1.
"Local Authority Delivery (Scheme Closed - scheme opened in August 2020 and closed in September 2023)"
The publication states that for closed schemes there will be no new heat pump installations1. LAD is one of eight DESNZ schemes covered by the statistics, of which four are closed: LAD, the Green Homes Grant Vouchers scheme, the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive and the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive1. The four open schemes are the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, the Home Upgrade Grant, the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and the Energy Company Obligation1.
In the year ending December 2024, 42,645 heat pumps were installed in the UK that were partially or fully funded through a DESNZ scheme, a 52 per cent increase on the 28,084 recorded in the preceding 12 months1. The majority of those installations were funded through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation, at 53 per cent and 40 per cent respectively1. The statistics do not give a separate figure for LAD installations in that period, and no LAD-specific installation totals appear in the published commentary1.
Why it matters for households
LAD was aimed at homes with poor energy performance and low household incomes, so its closure removes one route by which those households could have insulation and other efficiency measures installed at reduced cost1. The measures it funded bear directly on how much energy a home needs to stay warm, which is the practical basis of energy independence for a household: a better-insulated home draws less power and is less exposed to price movements.
The statistics do not report what replaced LAD for the same group of households, or whether any successor scheme covers the same eligibility criteria1. The Home Upgrade Grant, which remains open, is described as supporting the same broad group of low-energy efficiency, low-income households in England1. The grants-schemes hub lists the schemes currently available.
What happens next
The next edition of the heat pump deployment statistics is due for publication on 5 June 20251. DESNZ says the series is published as "Official Statistics in development", with a first review point in Autumn 2025, and that it expects no material changes to the publication content before then1. The department also states it intends to widen coverage beyond Government-supported installations to include new-build properties, devolved administration schemes and installations made without government financial support, though no date is given for that expansion1.
Sources1 cited
- [](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c7427a68a61757838d22ce/Heat_pump_deployment_quarterly_statistics_United_Kingdom_2024_Q4.xlsx), assets.publishing.service.gov.uk