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Which energy grants can you get?

Answer six quick questions and see which UK schemes fit your home — Boiler Upgrade Scheme, Warm Homes: Local Grant, Home Energy Scotland, Nest, NISEP and more. Checked August 2026.

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Every scheme this checker covers

SchemeWhereWorthWho qualifies
Boiler Upgrade SchemeEngland & Wales£7,500 (£9,000 for oil/LPG-heated homes, 21 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027)Property owners replacing fossil-fuel or electric heating with a heat pump. No income test.
Warm Homes: Local GrantEnglandUp to £30,000 per home (£15k insulation + £15k heating)EPC D–G, household income under £36,000 or means-tested benefits. Homeowners and private tenants (landlord consent).
Home Energy Scotland Grant & LoanScotland£7,500 grant (£9,000 remote rural/island) + optional £7,500 interest-free loanOwner-occupiers installing heat pumps or insulation.
Nest (Warm Homes Wales)WalesFree efficiency and heating upgradesLower-income households and those on qualifying benefits.
NISEP schemesNorthern IrelandVaries by scheme (£8m annual fund)Income-banded offers via scheme managers; around 80% ring-fenced for vulnerable households.
Affordable Warmth (NIHE)Northern IrelandUp to £7,500 (£10,000 solid wall)Household income under £23,000; insulation, boiler and gas measures — heat pumps not covered.
OZEV EV Chargepoint GrantUK£500 per socketRenters and flat owners with private off-street parking.
0% VAT on energy-saving materialsUKRoughly £600 on a typical solar installEveryone — applied automatically on solar, batteries, heat pumps and insulation until 31 March 2027.
Smart Export GuaranteeGreat Britain1p–20p per exported kWhAnyone with MCS-certified solar and a smart meter. Not a grant — ongoing export income. No SEG in NI.
ECO4 / GBISGreat BritainClosed to new applications (March 2026). Warm Homes: Local Grant is the successor in England.

Want the numbers behind the upgrades themselves? The savings calculator estimates costs and payback by region, and the Cost Index publishes the full dataset.