The Government is increasing grants for workplace and home chargers from £350 to up to £500 from April 1 2026.
According to the press release published on the Government website today, 25 February 2026. Renters, flat owners, homeowners without driveways and businesses will be able to save up to £500 when installing electric vehicle (EV) charge points, thanks to an over 40% increase in chargepoint grant amounts.
The move is the latest in a raft of action from the government to tackle two of the biggest barriers to driving electric – upfront costs and worries about finding somewhere to charge.
Schools will be eligible for grants of up to £2,000 per socket, building on 3,700 sockets installed to date. Three key points about the funding for schools are:
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Some types of low-emission vehicles are eligible for a government grant. The seller includes the grant as a discount in the purchase price, so you do not need to apply for it.
According to the UK Government, over 55,000 drivers have already saved thousands buying a new EV thanks to the government’s £2 billion Electric Car Grant (ECG). The updates will simplify the current EV charge point support schemes available by reducing 8 grant types down to 5, streamlining the system so people can navigate and select schemes and discounts more easily.
DfT figures from last December showed that tens of thousands of charge points have been installed through the Government’s workplace charging scheme (WCS). A total of 65,318 electric vehicle (EV) charging sockets have been installed since the scheme began in late 2016, with more than 7,000 installations last year.
Alongside the ECG and home and workplace charging grants, the government is expanding the national 88,500-strong public charge point network. In total, £600 million was announced last year to accelerate the charging rollout, and this funding builds on the 100,000 additional new public chargers the government is already helping councils install in the coming years.
Councils will receive funding for the next 3 years to help them boost local charging infrastructure, alongside the continuation of a government-funded support service for local authorities, which helps ensure charge point installations and locations best serve communities.
Last month, the Department for Transport launched its new ‘Get that electric feeling’ campaign to help drive uptake in EVs by highlighting the benefits of going electric, including savings of up to £1,400 on running costs.
Area Sales Manager, EVM UK & Ireland Matt Grima, explains why he thinks this campaign will be good for the industry: “Range anxiety and performance are real concerns for bus and coach operators. As we deliver electric Citylines and e-Tribuses to proud owners and they share their success, we’re seeing more and more customers enquire about these products. Their performance and positive customer feedback are really turning the tide. Anything that the Government can do to share information and dispel myths around Electric minibuses and cars is welcome.”
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