Chargepoint grants for flat owners and renters

What: £500 per socket, capped at 75% of cost.

Who: Tenants in any UK residential property or flat owners. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are excluded.

Where: Designated, private, off-street parking that you have a legal right to use.

When: Apply before installation. Grant ends 31 March 2027.

You can apply if you live in the property and either own a flat or rent any residential property. You need:

• Designated off-street parking. This means a numbered bay, an allocated space, a private driveway. Not a shared resident car park where spaces are first-come-first-served.
• A legal right to that parking space (lease entitlement for flat owners; rental agreement or written assignment for renters).
• Written permission from your landlord, freeholder or managing agent before you apply. Photos and copies of permissions are part of the claim evidence.
• An eligible electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle on the OZEV approved list. Either owned, leased, named-primary-user, or assigned to you as a company car.

You can’t apply if:

• You’re a lodger living in the landlord’s own home (different scheme).
• You’ve already claimed under this grant or its predecessors (the old EVHS or Domestic Recharge Scheme).
• A chargepoint is already required by law (for example, a new-build under England’s Approved Document S since 15 June 2022, or a planning condition on the property).

1. Get written permission from your landlord, freeholder or managing agent.
2. Get a quote from an OZEV-authorised installer. Check both that the installer is authorised and that the chargepoint model is on the OZEV approved list.
3. Register a Find a Grant account and submit the application directly. You need to upload a utility bill, written permission, and the installer quote.
4. Wait for your grant to be approved. OZEV targets 10 working days for an initial decision. You and your installer get notified by email. Do not let your installer fit the charger before you have that notification. Pre-installation is the single most common reason claims are rejected.
5. Installer carries out the work and takes the four required photos: charger close-up; model and serial number; charger plus parking space; wide field of the building.
6. Installer claims via the digital form. The grant is paid to the installer, who deducts it from your invoice. You never pay the £500 up-front.

The OZEV grant is UK-wide, but there are a few extras worth knowing:

• Scotland: Renters and flat owners in rural and island areas can also apply for the £400 Domestic Charge Point Grant from Energy Saving Trust. The two grants can be combined.
• Wales: No additional Welsh Government chargepoint grant for individuals at the moment. The OZEV grant is the route.
• Northern Ireland: OZEV grants apply. NI is the only part of the UK where the Department for Infrastructure licenses cross-pavement installations across the whole region rather than each council having to approve them separately - useful if your "designated parking" turns out to be on-street and you need that grant instead.