Overview
- The grant, which rose on April 1, 2026, now offers £500 toward a charger and typically covers about half of installation costs.
- Eligible applicants include renters, flat owners, and people without off-street parking, with support also available to small businesses and schools.
- Applications must go through the government’s Find a Grant portal, where users register before applying for the specific scheme.
- Take-up remains low among flat-dwellers, with 21,754 claims compared with an estimated 188,000 flat-based EV owners in the UK.
- The uplift is reported to run for about 12 months, and a planned road-pricing scheme from 2028 would add per-mile charges of 3p for EVs and 1.5p for plug-in hybrids.