any heat pump which also cools is not eligible

That’s seriously stupid - it’s the same thing except it can reverse the refrigerant flow to transfer heat energy outside vs inside.

To much backward thinking to plan for needing the ability to cool, especially given your heatwaves over the past few years.

I’m in Australia and I don’t think you can buy just a (heater) heat pump. They’re pretty cheap too - you can find split system reverse cycle easily for under £500 each.

Curious what the cheaper alternative is - what country are you from? Where I am we don’t call them ‘heat pumps’, they are just reverse cycle air conditioners and it’s the standard.

It doesn’t say what they’re replacing teams with