Chargepoint Grant for renters and flat owners
This grant is only for vehicles on the list of OZEV-approved electric vehicles. You can get 75% off the cost to buy and install a socket, up to a maximum of £350.
This electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint grant can help towards the cost of installing an electric vehicle ChargePoint socket at your property if you either:
- own and live in a flat
- rent any residential property (this includes properties under the shared ownership scheme)
You must own an eligible vehicle and your home must have its own private off-street parking space. Read eligibility guidance on chargepoint grant for renters and flat owners for more information on who can apply.
Chargepoint and Infrastructure Grant for business staff and fleet car parks
This grant is for small and medium-sized businesses (a business with 249 employees or fewer).
An EV infrastructure grant gives you money off the cost of wider building and installation work that’s needed to install multiple chargepoint sockets.
The work can be for sockets you want to install now and in the future. For example, an EV infrastructure grant can cover things like wiring and posts.
The grant covers 75% of the cost of the work, up to a maximum of £15,000. You can get:
- up to £350 per chargepoint socket installed
- up to £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure
You can receive up to 5 grants across 5 different sites.
Further information is available at chargepoint and infrastructure grant for business staff and fleet car parks.
Chargepoint and Infrastructure Grant for landlords, including car parks
There are two grants you can get for installing chargepoints for electric vehicles at a property you own.
- Electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint grant
An EV chargepoint grant gives you money off the cost of installing an electric vehicle chargepoint socket.
You can get 75% off the cost to buy and install a socket, up to a maximum of £350 per socket.
You can receive up to 200 grants a year for residential properties, and a further 100 for commercial properties.
- Electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure grant (You cannot apply for the infrastructure grant if you’re a commercial landlord).
An EV infrastructure grant gives you money off the cost of wider building and installation work that’s needed to install multiple chargepoint sockets. The work can be for sockets you want to install now and in the future. For example, an EV infrastructure grant can cover things like wiring and posts.
You can get 75% off the cost of the work up to a maximum of £30,000. The amount depends on how many parking spaces the work covers.
You can get:
- up to £350 per chargepoint socket installed.
- up to £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure.
You can receive up to 30 grants each financial year for installing infrastructure in residential carparks.
Furtehr information is available at chargepoint and infrastructure grant for landlords, including car parks.
Workplace Charging Scheme
The Workplace Charging Scheme provides support for organisations towards the cost of installing up to 40 electric vehicle charge point sockets at their sites. All charge points must be installed by an OZEV authorised installer.
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:
- £350 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
Further details are availbale at Workplace Charging Scheme.
There is a separate scheme with a different grant amount for state-funded education institutions.
Please check the OZEV website for up to date information on availability of grants, eligibility and application process -to mitigate OZEV closing grants early or amending criteria.