EV Chargepoint Grant: £350 for a home EV charger

The OZEV EV Chargepoint Grant pays up to £350 (or 75% of the purchase and installation cost, whichever is lower) towards a smart EV charger at your home. There is no income test — the grant is open to any eligible homeowner or renter. Your OZEV-approved installer claims the grant on your behalf, so you simply pay the reduced amount. Always verify the current scheme status with GOV.UK before commissioning a charger, as grant programmes can change.

What is the EV Chargepoint Grant?

The EV Chargepoint Grant (formerly the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme) is administered by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) on behalf of the Department for Transport. It was relaunched in April 2022 to focus on households who do not have access to off-street parking through a standard home socket, but the main homeowner route — covering homes with off-street parking — remains the most-used option.

The grant covers up to £350 per socket, capped at 75% of the combined purchase and installation cost. It applies to dedicated home wall-box chargers (typically 7kW), not portable three-pin plug adaptors. The charger must be on OZEV's approved product list and must be a smart charger (one that can communicate with the grid and respond to off-peak charging signals).

Who qualifies?

There are three main eligibility routes:

Homeowners

Owner-occupiers of a single domestic dwelling with off-street parking (a driveway or private car park space). The property must be in the UK. If you are buying a new-build property with a charger already installed, you are not eligible — the grant is for retrofit installations.

Renters and those in social housing

Tenants renting from a private landlord or housing association can apply, as can renters of social housing, provided their home has dedicated off-street parking. The renter applies through an approved installer in the same way as a homeowner.

Flat owners and renters

Residents of flats — whether owners or renters — can apply for a separate flat-owner/renter grant where the property has associated parking. Conditions differ slightly from the single-dwelling route; OZEV's installer guidance covers the specific requirements.

There is no income or means test for any of the above routes.

What charger qualifies?

The charger must be:

• On OZEV's approved product list
• A smart charger — capable of off-peak scheduling, remote monitoring, and grid communication
• A dedicated wall-box unit (not a portable cable or adaptor)
• Installed by an OZEV-registered installer

Most mainstream 7kW home chargers from brands such as Ohme, Myenergi Zappi, Wallbox, and Pod Point are on the approved list. Your installer will confirm eligibility before quoting.

How to apply

You do not apply directly — your installer does:

1. Choose an OZEV-registered installer. Not every electrician is registered. Confirm before booking.
2. The installer checks your eligibility and confirms the charger and property meet the criteria.
3. The installer submits the grant claim to OZEV after installation. The grant amount is deducted from your final invoice — you pay the remaining cost.

One grant is available per household (not per person). If you already claimed the old Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme for a charger at the same property, you are not eligible to claim again.

Why it matters for solar buyers

Pairing an EV charger with solar panels is one of the best ways to improve the return on your solar investment:

• Charge for free during the day. Solar generation peaks between roughly 10am and 3pm. If your EV is at home during those hours, you can charge it directly from your panels — significantly reducing your charging cost compared with grid electricity.
• Smart scheduling. Most OZEV-approved chargers support solar-divert or smart-schedule modes. The Myenergi Zappi, for example, has a dedicated solar-matching mode that adjusts charge rate to match your current solar output in real time.
• Reduce export to the grid. Every kWh you use in your car instead of exporting is worth roughly twice as much: you save the import rate (~25p/kWh) instead of receiving the export rate (~12–15p/kWh). Charging your EV from solar is one of the highest-value uses of self-generated electricity.

If you are planning to install solar and buy an EV at the same time, consider scheduling both installations together — many solar installers are also OZEV-registered and can quote for the charger in the same visit.