Government announces increased grants for household & business chargepoints
Wed 25 February 2026
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The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced an increase of over 40% in grants to enable renters, flat owners, homeowners without driveways and businesses to save up to £500 when installing electric vehicle chargepoints. In a separate development, the DfT has introduced a new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) Support Service for organisations involved in delivering the EV charging network.
DfT says that the chargepoint grant uplift will cover almost half the cost of a typical charge point installation until March 2027, helping more drivers access cheaper domestic electricity rates at home or work to power their car.
Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation Minister, Keir Mather said: "We’re taking action to make EV ownership the affordable choice for everyone – not just those with driveways. Bigger grants mean families, flat owners, renters and small businesses can now install a charger for almost half the usual cost, with home charging costing as little as 2p a mile."
The updates will also simplify the current EV chargepoint support schemes available by reducing eight grant types down to five, streamlining the system so people can navigate and select schemes and discounts more easily. Schools will be eligible for grants of up to £2,000 per socket, building on 3,700 sockets installed to date.
Last year, a £25 million scheme was also launched making it easier for residents without driveways to install home chargers. Accessed through local authorities, the scheme supports the installation of discreet, embedded pavement channels and is additional to the expanded charge point grant. This means those with on street parking could get help with installing the charger and the cross-pavement channel.
Other EV infrastructure news: In a separate development, DfT has announced a new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) Support Service to launch by April this year. The service, to be operated by Energy Saving Trust, Cenex and PA Consulting will support organisations involved in delivering the EV charging network.
The new service will expand on the support currently available to local authorities to include other public sector organisations, offering training, one-to-one guidance, knowledge resources and other assistance on EVI policies.
It will also provide support for ongoing UK Government schemes such as the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund and the Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant, as well as future policy development and the wider delivery of public chargepoints.
The initiative includes capability funding, allowing local authorities to recruit over 350 specialist EV infrastructure officers in England, with further recruitment underway.
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