What is the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)?

BUS is a UK government grant providing £7,500 off an installed air source heat pump (or £7,500 for ground source). Eligibility: you own the property (a business, a second home, or one you rent out to tenants all count), you are replacing a fossil fuel heating system (gas, oil, LPG, electric), and the install is by an MCS-certified contractor. Social housing is excluded. There is no EPC requirement — it was removed on 28 April 2026. Applications close 31 December 2029. England and Wales only — Scotland has its own schemes (HES, Warmer Homes Scotland).

Is the Great British Insulation Scheme still running?

No. GBIS ended on 31 March 2026. While it ran it provided free or subsidised insulation (loft, cavity wall, solid wall) for homes in lower Council Tax bands with poorer EPC ratings — England bands A-D plus EPC D-G, Scotland and Wales bands A-E. Northern Ireland always had its own separate route. The live insulation route in England is now the Warm Homes: Local Grant, delivered by local authorities.

Are there energy grants for renters?

Most large grants go to property owners, and the answer depends on which nation you are in. In England, the Warm Homes: Local Grant covers private tenants where the landlord consents. In Wales, Nest is open to people who privately rent as well as to owner-occupiers. A BUS application has to come from whoever owns the property, in England or Wales. Council and housing association tenants sit outside all of these — their landlord arranges retrofit work instead. The wizard flags the schemes that may apply based on your nation and your owner/renter status.

Grant Eligibility Calculator

Q: What UK energy grants am I eligible for?

It depends on where you live, your EPC band, your property type, and what heating system you currently have. Most UK homeowners may qualify for at least one scheme: BUS (£7,500 for heat pumps), the Warm Homes: Local Grant in England (whole-house packages including insulation), or the regional equivalent in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. The wizard above runs the rules for each scheme against your inputs.

How the wizard works

UK energy grant eligibility runs on five variables: where you live (England / Scotland / Wales / Northern Ireland — different schemes apply per nation), your current EPC band, your property type, what heating system you currently have, and whether you own or rent. Council Tax band gated the Great British Insulation Scheme, which closed on 31 March 2026, and no live scheme in this list turns on it. The wizard runs the published rules for each active scheme against your inputs and lists which may apply. Whether anything is actually funded is decided by the council, the energy supplier or the Housing Executive, never by this page.

Schemes the wizard checks

Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) — England and Wales. £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump, £7,500 for ground source, £2,500 for air-to-air, plus an extra £1,500 on air-to-water or ground source (£9,000 in total) where the property is heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas connection, until March 2027. You must own the property — a second home, or one you let to tenants, counts; social housing does not — and be replacing fossil fuel heating. No EPC is needed. Applications close 31 December 2029.
Warm Homes Plan — its Warm Homes: Local Grant route is England only and runs to 31 March 2028. It is for owner-occupiers and private tenants only — social housing is excluded. The council funds and arranges whole-home retrofit, and owner-occupiers contribute nothing. The two separate cost caps of £16,600 per home, one for energy performance upgrades and one for low carbon heating, are limits on what the council may spend, averaged across its whole project — not a sum you can claim. The national gates are fixed rather than set locally: EPC D, E, F or G, plus a postcode in a low-income area, a qualifying means-tested benefit, or a gross household income of £36,000 a year or less. You apply to central government first, at gov.uk/apply-warm-homes-local-grant, and that service hands you to your council.
Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) — closed 31 March 2026. It covered England (Council Tax A-D + EPC D-G), Scotland and Wales (band A-E), funding loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation.
Warmer Homes Scotland / Home Energy Scotland — Scotland-only, and two separate schemes rather than one. The Home Energy Scotland grant and loan is open to owner-occupiers with no benefits test: up to £7,500 towards clean heating and up to £7,500 towards insulation, each £1,500 higher in rural and island areas, with an interest-free loan of up to £7,500 available alongside each grant. Solar PV and battery storage are not eligible for either. Warmer Homes Scotland is the separate means-tested route for low-income households. You cannot apply direct — the call to Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282 is the gate.
Nest (Wales) — Wales-only. Means-tested help with heating, insulation and renewables, free to the household. You need to own or privately rent the home you live in — council and housing association homes are outside it — plus a means-tested benefit or a low household income, and an EPC of E or below, or D or below where someone in the household has an eligible health condition.
Affordable Warmth — Northern Ireland-only. Insulation and heating grants for households on a total gross income under £23,000, funded by the Department for Communities and delivered by the Housing Executive. You apply through the NI Energy Advice Service on 0800 111 44 55, not your district council, which stopped administering the scheme in September 2023.
NISEP — Northern Ireland-only. Open for the programme year 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, or until funds are exhausted. Not one application route but a set of separate schemes, each with its own budget and eligibility, so you contact the Scheme Manager for the individual scheme rather than a central body.
ECO4 — England, Scotland and Wales. Open, but the installation must be completed by 31 December 2026, not just started. Not a grant with a set value: the routes are any obligated energy supplier, a TrustMark-registered installer, or your council under ECO4 Flex. Being eligible does not mean anyone will take the work on.

What the wizard doesn't do

The output is indicative. Final eligibility on means-tested schemes depends on income, benefits, and household circumstances that aren't captured here. Local authority specifics also vary (some areas have additional top-up funding, others have stricter eligibility). Use the result as a shortlist, then check the specific scheme guides we link to, and apply through the listed routes.

Frequently asked questions

What UK energy grants am I eligible for?

Depends on location, EPC, property type, and heating — and location first, because every scheme here stops at a national border. Most homeowners may qualify for at least one scheme; the wizard above shows which.

What is the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?

£7,500 off an installed heat pump for property owners replacing fossil fuel heating, fitted by an MCS-certified installer. Landlords and second-home owners count as owners; social housing does not qualify. No EPC is needed. England and Wales, and applications close 31 December 2029.

Are there grants for renters?

Yes, though it depends where you are. In England, the Warm Homes: Local Grant covers private rental tenants with landlord consent. In Wales, Nest is open to people who privately rent. Council and housing association tenants are outside both, and are usually covered by their landlord's own retrofit programme.

Which UK energy grants do I qualify for?

Your property

Grants you may qualify for