Boiler Upgrade Scheme · England and Wales
Check your heat pump grant.
Answer a few questions to see if the Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers your home. It's a grant of up to £7,500 (£9,000 in some off-gas homes) if you're eligible.
The check
Check your eligibility.
One question at a time. Your MCS-certified installer confirms the details.
Answer the questions to see the result here.
Typical installed cost before the grant: about £11,000–£16,000, with a median of about £13,000 (government data on air source heat pump installs under the scheme, April–June 2026). Your quote depends on your home. Source: DESNZ: Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics, August 2026, table Q1.1A; second source: Energy Saving Trust: air source heat pumps.
Grant amounts
What the grant pays.
It depends on what you fit. These amounts apply if you're eligible.
air-to-water, ground source and water source heat pumps (including exhaust air-to-water from 28 Apr 2026)
air-to-air heat pumps, residential only
biomass boilers (limited cases: rural, off gas grid, standalone)
Eligibility
What has to be true.
Your install needs to meet every rule below.
- the installer must be MCS-certified and applies on the owner's behalf (installer-led)
- the system replaces an existing fossil-fuel or electric system
- no social housing
- no new builds, except eligible self-builds
- no hybrid heat pump plus fossil boiler
- minimum SCOP 2.8 for air-to-water and ground source
- the owner must own the new heat pump
- no other government or ECO funding for the same install
- since 28 Apr 2026 no EPC is required to apply (alternative evidence instead)
Where
Where it applies
England and Wales only. Not Scotland or Northern Ireland; Scotland has Home Energy Scotland.
When
When it ends
Applications (via your installer) can be approved until 31 December 2029; installs must be finished while the voucher is valid, and no later than 31 March 2030.
The grant is limited by the scheme's budget and amounts can change; check Ofgem before you rely on it.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How much is the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant?
It is £7,500 for air-to-water, ground source and water source heat pumps, £2,500 for air-to-air heat pumps (residential only), and £5,000 for biomass boilers — a grant of up to £7,500 (£9,000 in some off-gas homes) if you're eligible.
Who applies for the grant?
An MCS-certified installer applies on your behalf. The main eligibility rules are: the installer must be MCS-certified and applies on the owner's behalf (installer-led); the system replaces an existing fossil-fuel or electric system; no social housing; no new builds, except eligible self-builds; no hybrid heat pump plus fossil boiler; minimum SCOP 2.8 for air-to-water and ground source; the owner must own the new heat pump; no other government or ECO funding for the same install; since 28 Apr 2026 no EPC is required to apply (alternative evidence instead).
Where does the grant apply?
England and Wales only. Not Scotland or Northern Ireland; Scotland has Home Energy Scotland.
When does the scheme end?
Applications (via your installer) can be approved until 31 December 2029; installs must be finished while the voucher is valid, and no later than 31 March 2030. The grant is limited by the scheme's budget and amounts can change; check Ofgem before you rely on it.
Sources
We checked every figure on this page against these sources on 26 October 2026.
- Where the grant applies — Ofgem: Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
- Grant amounts — Ofgem: Boiler Upgrade Scheme for property owners.
- Off-gas-grid uplift — Ofgem: Boiler Upgrade Scheme for property owners.
- Eligibility — Ofgem: Boiler Upgrade Scheme for installers.
- Scheme end, by law — The Boiler Upgrade Scheme Regulations 2022, regulation 15, reg. 15(7)(c) and reg. 15(2)(b)(ii).