Do I qualify for an EV charger grant?

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What grants are available

EV chargepoint grant -this gives money off the cost of installing an EV charger, either £350 or 75% off the cost of installation, whichever is lowest.

EV infrastructure grant – this gives money towards the cost of wider works that are needed to install multiple EV chargers now and in preparation for the future. Up to £30,00 or 75% off the cost of the work, the amount will be dependent on who and how many parking spaces the installation covers.

Who can receive these grants?

  • Landlords

EV chargepoint – This is limited to 200 residential & 100 commercial properties per financial year.

EV infrastructure grant – This is limited to 30 grants per year – each grant must be used for a different property.

  • Flat owner or tenants

EV chargepoint grant of either £350 or 75% per EV charger, whichever is lowest.

  • Staff and fleets (SME’s)

EV infrastructure grant for staff and fleets for small to medium sized businesses which employ up to 249 employees.

There is a limit of £15,000 per grant, with an allowance of £350 per EV charger installed & £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure.

Each space that is claimed for must have a unique EV charger registered to it and the infrastructure that is installed must support a minimum of 5 working spaces with at least one operational chargepoint.

  • Residential car parks

EV infrastructure grant for residential car parks is for entities that lease, manage or rent properties on behalf of owners within the UK.

The grant covers up to 75% of infrastructure installation cost needed for EV chargepoints to operate and for future expansion as well as the cost of any EV chargers installed.

There is a limit of £30,000 per application with an allowance of £350 per EV charger installed & £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure.

Some examples of who can apply for residential car park grants:

  • Landlords with property they let
  • Residents’ management company (RTM)
  • Company owning the freehold of a property
  • Company owning a building’s common areas, including shareholders who are the lease holders
  • Private registered provider of social housing (PRP)
  • Charity managing or owning residential property

However – any of the above entities must be registered at Companies House, if not then they must be VAT registered with HMRC. Without either of these then they’ll not be eligible for the grant.

If this is something you’d like to take advantage of and you’re in Norwich, Norfolk or Suffolk then you’d do well to pick up the phone and talk to me.