UK Government Grants Calculator 2026: Heat Pumps, Solar Panels & Home Insulation
Check your eligibility in 30 seconds for the £7,500 Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme, 0% VAT Solar & Battery Storage, ECO4 and Local Council Warm Homes Grants across England, Scotland, Wales & NI. 📋 Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme (£7,500 Grant), Warm Homes: Local Grant (£500m), ECO4, Home Energy Scotland (£15,000) & 0% VAT Solar/Battery
Solar Panels, Battery Storage & £7,500 Heat Pump Grant
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
MCS-certified Air Source Heat Pumps with £7,500 upfront Ofgem voucher (£9,000 in rural Scotland) plus 0% VAT Solar PV & LiFePO4 battery storage.
EV Home Chargepoint & Workplace Charging Grants (OZEV)
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
OZEV EV Chargepoint Grant for renters, flat owners & households with cross-pavement solutions, plus Workplace Charging Scheme for UK businesses.
Warm Homes Local Grant, ECO4 Insulation & Asbestos Roofs
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
Free or heavily subsidised loft, cavity wall and external wall insulation under the £500m Warm Homes Local Grant, Great British Insulation Scheme & ECO4.
Solar Panel Recycling (UK WEEE) & Hybrid Inverter Repowering
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
Certified UK WEEE solar panel disposal and upgrading legacy Feed-in Tariff (FiT) inverters to hybrid battery systems without losing FiT payments.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) & Senior Home Adaptations
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
Local Council Disabled Facilities Grants (up to £30k in England, £36k in Wales) for stairlifts, walk-in wet rooms, ramps and Age UK warm home support.
UK Business Energy Grants, IETF & 100% Full Expensing
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
Commercial rooftop solar, industrial heat recovery, 100% First-Year Capital Allowances (Full Expensing) and UKSPF Local Council Green SME Grants.
DEFRA Farming Equipment (FETF) & Agri-Solar Grants
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
DEFRA Improving Farm Productivity rooftop solar grants (25% funding up to £100,000) and Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) vouchers.
WRAS Water Softeners, Reverse Osmosis & Limescale Protection
🏛️ Ofgem • DESNZ • MCS Certified • Home Energy Scotland • OZEV
Protect your heat pump and boiler in UK hard-water areas with WRAS-approved salt/salt-free water softeners and under-sink drinking water filtration.
Latest 2026 UK Grants: £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme, Warm Homes & 0% VAT Solar
Every Ofgem, DESNZ, ECO4 and Home Energy Scotland grant explained in 3 clear points with an embedded grant calculator.
Heat pump growth stalls as government support cut, warns climate watchdog
MCS-certified Air Source Heat Pumps with £7,500 upfront Ofgem voucher (£9,000 in rural Scotland) plus 0% VAT Solar PV & LiFePO4 battery storage. (Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme (£7,500 Grant), Warm Homes: Local Grant (£500m), ECO4, Home Energy Scotland (£15,000) & 0% VAT Solar/Battery).
Free government grants for air con going largely unclaimed
MCS-certified Air Source Heat Pumps with £7,500 upfront Ofgem voucher (£9,000 in rural Scotland) plus 0% VAT Solar PV & LiFePO4 battery storage. (Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme (£7,500 Grant), Warm Homes: Local Grant (£500m), ECO4, Home Energy Scotland (£15,000) & 0% VAT Solar/Battery).
Thousands of homes will be eligible for £9,000 off a heat pump
MCS-certified Air Source Heat Pumps with £7,500 upfront Ofgem voucher (£9,000 in rural Scotland) plus 0% VAT Solar PV & LiFePO4 battery storage. (Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme (£7,500 Grant), Warm Homes: Local Grant (£500m), ECO4, Home Energy Scotland (£15,000) & 0% VAT Solar/Battery).
‘Don’t cut the Boiler Upgrade Scheme!’ Industry experts slam govt plans
MCS-certified Air Source Heat Pumps with £7,500 upfront Ofgem voucher (£9,000 in rural Scotland) plus 0% VAT Solar PV & LiFePO4 battery storage. (Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme (£7,500 Grant), Warm Homes: Local Grant (£500m), ECO4, Home Energy Scotland (£15,000) & 0% VAT Solar/Battery).
📍 Regional & Local Council Grants by UK City, Borough & DNO Grid Zone
4.807 UAT / United Kingdom❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on 2026 UK Energy & Home Grants
Who qualifies for the £7,500 Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in 2026?
All homeowners and small non-domestic building owners in England and Wales replacing an existing fossil fuel system (mains gas, oil, LPG, or direct electric) qualify for a £7,500 upfront voucher towards an MCS-certified air source or ground source heat pump. No income means test applies, and recent reforms removed the requirement to install cavity or loft insulation first. In Scotland, Home Energy Scotland offers a £7,500 grant (£9,000 in rural areas) plus an optional £7,500 interest-free loan.
Is 0% VAT still valid on standalone home battery storage and solar panels in the UK?
Yes! Under UK legislation effective through March 2027, both solar PV installations and standalone or retrofitted domestic battery energy storage systems (BESS) qualify for 0% VAT across Great Britain and Northern Ireland when supplied and installed by an accredited contractor.
Can I earn money exporting solar and battery power to the National Grid?
Yes. Through the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) and time-of-use tariffs like Octopus Intelligent Flux or Octopus Outgoing, UK households with an MCS certificate and DNO G98/G99 approval can export surplus electricity at 15p to 29p per kWh.