Business Grants for heat pumps, biomass boilers and EV chargers. Our quick guide and signposting to further information.
Boiler upgrade scheme
You can get one grant per property. Current grants are available for:
- £7,500 towards an air source heat pump (our guide to heat pumps)
- £7,500 towards a ground source heat pump (including water source heat pumps and those on shared ground loops)
- £5,000 towards a biomass boiler (our guide to biomass boilers)
- £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump
The system you install must meet certain standards, such as minimum efficiency levels (your installer can advise you on these).
The maximum capacity is:
- 45kWth for individual systems
- 70kWth if a heat pump is installed with one or more additional heat pumps
- 300kWth for shared ground loops
Eligibility
You’re eligible for a grant if both of the following are the case:
- own the property you’re applying for (including if it’s a business, or a property you rent out to tenants)
- be replacing fossil fuel heating systems – such as oil, gas, electric or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
You’re still eligible if you’ve already had funding to make your property more energy efficient, for example by insulating it.
For biomass boilers, the property must be off the gas network, so most likely replacing an oil or LPG boiler.
More information at: https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme/overview
Workplace Charging Scheme
The Workplace Charging Scheme provides support for organisations towards the cost of installing up to 40 electric vehicle chargepoint sockets at their sites.
The scheme covers up to 75% of the total costs of the purchase and installation of EV chargepoints (including VAT), capped at a maximum of:
- £500 per socket
- 40 sockets across all sites per applicant – for instance, if you want to install them at 40 sites, you will have 1 socket available per site
It is open to eligible:
- businesses
- charities
- public sector organisations
- small accommodation businesses
The site
You must own the property or have consent from the landlord for chargepoints to be installed at the site(s) listed in the application.
Your site will need to have dedicated off-road parking that is clearly associated with the premises. If you do not own it, you will need permission from the landowner.
You should have your site surveyed by an installer before you apply for the grant.
You must be able to provide evidence that the parking is for your staff or fleet, not for customer use. It must be either on-site or a reasonable distance from the place of work.
You must have parking spaces that are suitable for chargepoint installations. All chargepoint parking must be designated to you, although the rest of the car park may be shared with other organisations.
If you’re a business, your chargepoints can only be used by your staff/fleets but you can allow local residents to use outside of office hours when they will not typically be used by your staff or fleet vehicles.
If you’re a public authority, charity or small accommodation business, there is no restriction on who may use the parking – customers, guests, visitors, staff or others.
You may make the chargepoints available for use by the public. If you do so, you must comply with the Public Chargepoint Regulations 2023 and associated guidance.
Working from home
If your primary place of work is also a residential property (your home), you can apply for the grant under this scheme as long as your address is either:
- listed as your place of business with Companies House
- recorded on your business (non-domestic) rate bill issued to you by your local council or Land and Property Services (LPS)
You must have off-road parking.
If you are installing a chargepoint at your home, you must use:
- an authorised installer
- a chargepoint that is eligible for both residential and commercial use
If you choose a residential only chargepoint from the list your claim will be declined.
Employers can also install chargepoints at employee’s homes for company vehicles where the employee cannot charge their vehicle at work.
You will need to provide DVLA with an evidence letter that confirms that the employee works for you and that you have permission to install chargepoints.
You should use
- an authorised installer
- a chargepoint that is eligible for both residential and commercial use
Complete your application via the online WCS portal as normal.
Your installer
You should choose an authorised installer. You will not be able to claim the grant if you do not use an authorised installer for the work.
More information at: https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/workplace-charging-scheme-2#summary