Are there still grants available for car chargers?
Grants for Residential Car Chargers
This guidance explains who is eligible to apply for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) and how to access it.
From April 2022, the EVHS will no longer be open to homeowners (including people with mortgages) who live in single-unit properties such as bungalows and detached, semi-detached or terraced housing.
Installations in single-unit properties need to be completed by 31 March 2022 and a claim submitted to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) by 30 April 2022.
The scheme will remain open to:
homeowners who live in flats
people in rental accommodation (flats and single-use properties)
The EV chargepoint grant provides a 75% contribution to the cost of one chargepoint and its installation.
A grant cap is set at £350 (including VAT) per installation.
The main requirement is that a person owns, leases or has ordered a qualifying vehicle and has dedicated off-street parking at their property.
They also must live in rental accommodation or own a flat.
The grant works by a customer choosing an EVHS installer to install their chargepoint.
Find out more using this link.
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Grants for Business Car Chargers
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a voucher-based scheme that provides eligible applicants with support towards the upfront costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints.
It is available in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but not in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
The scheme is run by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and administered by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
How the scheme works
The grant covers up to 75% of the total costs of the purchase and installation of EV chargepoints (inclusive of VAT), capped at a maximum of:
£350 per socket
40 sockets across all sites per applicant – for instance, if you would like to install them in 40 sites, you will have 1 socket available per site
After applying using the online application form, successful applicants are issued with a unique identification voucher code by email, which can then be given to any OZEV-authorised WCS installer.
Once the chargepoint(s) have been installed, the authorised installer can claim the grant from OZEV on the applicant’s behalf. The chargepoint installation must be completed and the voucher claimed within 6 months of the voucher’s issue date. Claims against expired vouchers will not be paid.
Installers must not charge applicants for the grant in advance of payment being made by OZEV. After OZEV reimburses your installer for the value of your voucher, this cost will be discounted from your final invoice.
Staff and/or fleet parking
Off-street parking that is designated to the applicant and is for their staff or fleet, and not for customer use. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of this on request (for example, details of a parking policy or photographic evidence).
The parking facilities must be clearly associated with the applicant’s premises and be either on-site or a reasonable distance from the place of work.
Customer parking
Parking that is available to be used by the applicant’s customers. Customer parking is not eligible for the WCS.
Staff and/or fleet parking
Off-street parking that is designated to the applicant and is for their staff or fleet, and not for customer use. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of this on request (for example, details of a parking policy or photographic evidence).
The parking facilities must be clearly associated with the applicant’s premises and be either on-site or a reasonable distance from the place of work.
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 listed as your place of business with Companies House or HMRC.
More information relating to the scheme can be found using this link
Grants for Landlords Car Chargers
The EV chargepoint grant for landlords gives financial support to landlords and other entities to buy and install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints at residential or commercial properties in the UK.
To access the grant, a landlord must first register. Installers approved by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) can then make claims for work completed on their behalf.
The grant provides funding towards the cost of buying and installing EV chargepoints. Chargepoints may be able to charge one or more vehicles simultaneously, depending on the number of sockets they have.
The grant amount given is per chargepoint socket installed. It provides up to 75% of the cost towards the purchase and installation of a chargepoint socket, limited to £350 per grant.
Landlords can receive up to 200 grants a year for residential properties, and a further 100 for commercial properties. These may be across a number of properties and installations or just for one property.
The grant is provided by OZEV.
The government reserves the right to terminate the grant at any time but will aim to provide 4 weeks’ notice.
Should the grant rate change, or the scheme end, the government will honour grant claims made before the date of any public announcement subject to meeting all relevant criteria set out in this guidance. The announcement will detail how claims made after it will be treated.
This grant is for entities that rent, lease or manage residential or commercial properties (referred to hereafter as landlords) and want to install EV chargepoints on their properties.
Your customer is considered a landlord and may apply for this grant if they are one of the following:
landlord of a property that lets the property
right to manage (RTM) company
companies owning the freehold of a leased or rented property
companies owning a building’s common areas. The company may comprise shareholders who are the leaseholders. The company may also manage the building
property factor listed on the property factor register
private registered providers of social housing (PRP)
public authorities, such as government departments and their agencies, the armed forces, local governments, the NHS and emergency services
charities
Your customer must be registered at Companies House. If not, they must be VAT registered with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). If they are not registered at either, they will not be eligible for the grant.
For more information on EV charging grants for landlords follow this link.
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