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There are 2 grants you can get for installing chargepoints for electric vehicles at a property you own:

• an electric vehicle chargepoint grant (EV chargepoint grant)
• an electric vehicle infrastructure grant (EV infrastructure grant)

You can use an infrastructure grant and a chargepoint grant on the same property.

There鈥檚 a different way to apply for an EV chargepoint grant if you鈥檙e living in a rented or leased flat.

EV chargepoint grant

An EV chargepoint grant gives you money off the cost of installing an electric vehicle chargepoint socket.

You can get either 拢350 or 75% off the cost to buy and install a socket, whichever amount is lower.

Each financial year, you can get up to:

• 200 grants for residential properties
• 100 grants for commercial properties

These can be across several properties and installations or for one property.

EV infrastructure grant

An EV infrastructure grant gives you money off the cost of wider building and installation work that鈥檚 needed to install multiple chargepoint sockets.

The work can be for sockets you want to install now and in the future. For example, an EV infrastructure grant can cover things like wiring and posts.

You can get up to 拢30,000 or 75% off the cost of the work. The amount depends on how many parking spaces the work covers.

You can get up to 30 infrastructure grants each financial year.

Each infrastructure grant must be used for a different property.

You can only apply for a grant if:

• you own or manage flats, houses, apartment blocks or business premises
• the property you own or manage is in the UK (it cannot be in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man)

You can apply on behalf of a company, charity or public sector organisation, but it must be registered in the UK. The grant can only be used on existing properties. It cannot be used for buildings under construction.

The grant or grants you can apply for also depend on:

• whether you鈥檙e a residential or commercial landlord
• the type of property you own or manage

Residential landlords

You or the organisation you represent are a residential landlord if you own or manage:

• a property that is let or leased for people to live in (for example a flat)
• a property that has multiple units in it where people live (for example a block of flats)
• the common or communal spaces of a property that has multiple units in it where people live (for example an apartment block or a housing estate)

When residential landlords can apply

You can apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant or infrastructure grant as a residential landlord if you鈥檙e:

• an individual with property to let
• a right to manage (RTM) company
• a residents鈥� management company (RMC)
• a company or person owning the freehold of a property
• a company owning a building鈥檚 common areas, including shareholders who are the leaseholders
• a private registered provider of social housing (PRP)
• a public sector organisation - for example government departments, local councils, the armed forces or the NHS and emergency services
• a charity that manages or owns residential property

You cannot apply if:

• you live in the property
• you only rent your property out as a holiday rental
• you do not have a company registration number or a VAT registration number
• you鈥檙e installing a chargepoint for a new build or because of another mandatory requirement

Extra requirements for an EV infrastructure grant

If you鈥檙e applying for an EV infrastructure grant, you must:

• be using it for a property with multiple homes - for example an apartment block, or estate with buildings that share a car park
• be installing at least one chargepoint socket as part of the work
• carry out work on at least 5 parking spaces, so they either have chargepoint sockets or are ready to have them installed in the future

Commercial landlords

You or the organisation you represent are a commercial landlord if you own or manage property that鈥檚 leased or let to a business that pays business rates.

When commercial landlords can apply

You can apply for an electric vehicle chargepoint grant if you鈥檙e:

• an individual with commercial property to let
• a company that owns the freehold of a commercial property
• a company that owns a commercial property鈥檚 common areas, with shareholders who are the leaseholders

You cannot apply for the grant if you鈥檙e installing a chargepoint for a new build with more than 10 car parking spaces or because of another mandatory requirement.

You cannot apply for the infrastructure grant if you鈥檙e a commercial landlord.

The chargepoint can only be used by the building鈥檚 staff and vehicles. It cannot be used by members of the public.

Your parking space

Each parking space you鈥檙e applying to install a chargepoint at must be:

• off-street, private and clearly defined - it does not have to be part of the property
• accessible to your tenant
• owned by you, or be one you have the legal right to - you may need to provide a Land Registry title register as evidence

Some installations may need cables or parts to be placed across private or public land. You must have proof of all legal rights and permissions before work begins.

Your installer will check that the electric vehicle can charge safely in the parking space.

Before you apply you must:

• complete any necessary upgrades to the building鈥檚 electrical supply
• arrange regular maintenance checks of the chargepoints
• decide how the electricity and running costs will be paid
• make sure the chargepoints are accessible
• update your property鈥檚 risk assessment to include the chargepoints
• be ready to act on the risk assessment and put in place and maintain appropriate fire safety measures

How to apply

1. Contact an installer authorised by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). The installer will give you a quote and advice for installing the chargepoints and any infrastructure work.

2. Agree with your installer what work will be carried out. Do this before you apply for a grant.

3. Choose a chargepoint model. There are different approved chargepoint models for residential properties and commercial properties.

4. Create a landlord account and apply for the grant online.

After you apply, OZEV will let your installer know they can start work.

Once they鈥檝e finished, the installer claims the grant then takes the amount off your bill.

Create a landlord account

to apply.

You will need:

• an email address
• a UK mobile phone to get a security code
• a Companies House company registration number or a VAT registration number 鈥�

If you鈥檙e a linked enterprise, you must apply using the company registration number of your controlling company.

Include in your application:

• one address
• one installer
• your installer鈥檚 OZEV installer number
• how many parking spaces the work covers if you鈥檙e applying for the electric vehicle infrastructure grant (EV infrastructure grant)

You must apply for residential and commercial properties separately.

You can apply for multiple sockets at the same address.

If you鈥檙e using more than one installer or applying for more than one address, submit a separate application for each one.

If you need help

Call the OZEV EV chargepoint grant helpline for help using the online service.

Once the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) approves the application, they鈥檒l let your installer know that they can start the work.

Your installer must complete the work within 90 days of your application being approved.

If the work is going to take longer, your installer can request an extension. If they do not, you鈥檒l need to apply again to get the grant.

Claiming the grant

Your installer will claim the grant on your behalf after they鈥檝e completed the work.

They鈥檒l give details of your chargepoint to OZEV, along with photographs of the installation and an invoice.

OZEV will send you an email to sign into your online account and review the claim. If it鈥檚 incorrect, you鈥檒l have a week to respond - you鈥檒l be told how to do this when you review the claim in your account. If you do nothing, the claim will be submitted to OZEV as it is.

If OZEV approves the claim, the grant will be paid to your chargepoint installer who will take the amount off your bill.

Your invoice will show the total installation cost minus the grant amount.

Chargepoints audits

In some cases, OZEV may choose to audit your installation to check it meets the grant requirements. If they do, OZEV will arrange for auditors to contact you for a site visit. If you do not allow a site visit, OZEV may withdraw your registration.

If you need help

Email the EV chargepoint grant team at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if you have questions about the EV chargepoint grant or your grant applications.

Include your name in the email with the following details, if you have them:

• your application reference number
• your installer鈥檚 OZEV number

If you鈥檙e only installing a chargepoint email:

If you鈥檙e installing chargepoints and infrastructure email: