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Who Qualifies in 2026
| Your situation | Grant available | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Own a flat and live in it | EV Chargepoint Grant | 75% of cost, up to £500 per socket |
| Rent any residential property | EV Chargepoint Grant | 75% of cost, up to £500 per socket |
| Only on street parking outside your house | Households with On Street Parking Grant | Up to £500, cross pavement solution |
| Own a house with a driveway or garage | None | The EVHS homeowner grant closed March 2022 |
| Landlord installing for tenants | Landlord Chargepoint Grant | Up to £500 per socket |
All schemes run until 31 March 2027 at the current rates.
The Rate Went Up in April 2026
The grant was £350 per socket for years, and most guides online still quote that figure. It changed on 1 April 2026. The rate rose to £500 per socket, and applications moved to the government’s Find a Grant service at the same time. If you applied before April at £350 and your charger is not yet installed, you can reapply at the new rate.
We have claimed under these schemes since they launched, so the paperwork side is routine for us.
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The Conditions That Catch People Out
The rules are straightforward once you know them. You need private off street parking linked to your property, an allocated bay counts. You need an eligible vehicle, fully electric qualifies, and you can own it, lease it or drive it as a company car. The installer must be OZEV approved, which we are. And it is one grant funded chargepoint per eligible vehicle per household, so you cannot claim twice for the same car.
The vehicle on order counts too. Plenty of customers book the install for the week their car arrives and still claim.
What About Homeowners With Driveways
No grant, and honestly, no sign of one returning. Government support shifted to people who find charging hardest, renters, flat owners and homes without driveways. If you own a house with a driveway, the sums still work in your favour. A smart tariff at around 8p per kWh costs roughly a third of the standard rate per mile, saving a typical 10,000 mile driver around £500 a year on home charging alone. That outweighs the missing grant inside the first year.
