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EV Charging Grants for Businesses in 2026: The Full List
The EV charging grants UK businesses, schools and landlords can claim in 2026 — WCS rates, what combines on one site, and the 31 March 2027 deadline.
By Evova · Published
Three government grants are live for UK organisations installing EV chargers in 2026: the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) at £500 per socket for up to 40 sockets, the WCS for state-funded education institutions at £2,000 per socket, and the EV chargepoint grant for residential landlords at £500 per socket for up to 200 sockets a year. All three cover 75% of purchase and installation costs up to their caps, and all three are funded until 31 March 2027. The rule that governs stacking is simple: each socket can only be funded once. Two workplace-relevant schemes closed in March 2026, so plenty of advice you’ll find online is now out of date — here’s the current picture.
The grants that are live in 2026
| Scheme | Who it’s for | Worth | Limit | Runs until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workplace Charging Scheme | Businesses, charities and public-sector bodies with staff or fleet parking | 75% of costs, up to £500 per socket | 40 sockets across all sites | 31 March 2027 |
| WCS — state-funded education | State-funded schools, colleges and education institutions | 75% of costs, up to £2,000 per socket | 40 sockets across all sites | 31 March 2027 |
| EV chargepoint grant — residential landlords | Landlords of residential lets (Companies House registered, VAT registered, or a registered social housing provider) | 75% of costs, up to £500 per socket | 200 sockets per year, shared across a corporate group | 31 March 2027 |
| EV chargepoint grant — renters and flat owners | Individuals with private off-street parking | Up to £500 per socket | Per-household | 31 March 2027 |
| EV chargepoint grant — households with on-street parking | Households using an approved cross-pavement charging solution | Up to £500 per socket | Per-household | 31 March 2027 |
(Rates last checked July 2026; see GOV.UK for current figures.)
Most rates rose from £350 to £500 on 1 April 2026 (the change is documented on GOV.UK). Education moved the other way: the schools rate was cut from £2,500 to £2,000 on the same date, although vouchers from applications made before 1 April 2026 remain valid at £2,500. Our grants hub covers each scheme in more depth.
The schemes that closed in March 2026
Three schemes closed to new applications on 31 March 2026: the EV infrastructure grant for staff and fleets, the commercial landlord chargepoint grant, and the residential landlord infrastructure grant. Installers had until 26 May 2026 to submit outstanding claims (with a final evidence deadline of 13 July 2026), so these are now wound up.
The staff-and-fleet infrastructure grant was the most significant loss — it paid 75% of infrastructure costs up to £15,000 per grant for smaller businesses wiring up multiple parking spaces. If you were planning around it, the standard WCS at the higher £500 rate is now the route for workplace charging — our claim walkthrough shows the voucher process step by step. Commercial landlords no longer have a chargepoint grant at all; the surviving landlord scheme covers residential lets only.
What combines with what
The working principle is one grant per socket. Separate schemes can fund separate sockets — including at the same site — but never the same chargepoint twice. A workplace could, for example, use the WCS for staff parking while its landlord uses the residential scheme on an adjoining rental block. The current GOV.UK pages don’t publish a combination table, so confirm any mixed-funding plan with OZEV or your installer before you commit.
Capital allowances sit outside this rule entirely, because they’re tax relief rather than grant funding. 100% first-year allowances for chargepoint expenditure were extended by a year at Autumn Budget 2025, to 31 March 2027 (corporation tax) and 5 April 2027 (income tax). How that relief interacts with grant-funded costs is one for your accountant — we don’t give tax advice.
How claiming actually works
The WCS is voucher-based. Your organisation applies online, receives a voucher code valid for 180 days, and an OZEV-authorised installer completes the work and claims the grant within that window, deducting it from your invoice. The chargepoint must be an approved model, and you’ll need designated off-street parking for staff or fleet use — not customer parking — plus permission to install at the site.
The residential landlord route runs differently: OZEV must confirm your eligibility before installation begins, and you must be registered at Companies House, VAT registered, or on the register of social housing providers. Once the work is done, your installer claims the grant on your behalf. Either way, the installer you choose will assess your supply and distribution board as part of the quote — find an OZEV-authorised installer near you, or request a free quote to compare options for your site.
The shared 31 March 2027 horizon
Every live scheme — and the chargepoint first-year allowance — currently expires around the end of March 2027, and GOV.UK describes the latest WCS extension as a “final year”. Schemes can also be changed or closed at short notice. Larger commercial installations take time to survey, quote and deliver, so if grant funding matters to your business case, it’s worth starting the process well before the deadline rather than weeks ahead of it.
Grant rates, eligibility rules and deadlines change — the figures here were last checked in July 2026. Before applying, confirm the current position on GOV.UK’s electric vehicle chargepoint grant pages, which remain the definitive source.