The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, already built into your price
The government's £7,500 heat pump grant comes off every scheme quote, and your people's scheme discount applies on top. No forms, no waiting for money back.
What the grant is worth
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is a government grant for replacing fossil-fuel heating with a heat pump in England and Wales. Ofgem runs it for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Towards an air-to-water heat pump, the most common type fitted in UK homes.
Towards a ground source or water source heat pump, including shared ground loops.
Air or ground source heat pumps replacing oil, LPG or coal heating in homes off the gas grid. Available until 31 March 2027.
Towards an air-to-air heat pump, for homes only.
The scheme also offers £5,000 towards a biomass boiler. Biomass boilers are not part of The Net Zero Home Scheme.
Grant and discount, in one price
On every heat pump installation through the scheme, the grant is applied for your employee and the scheme discount comes on top.
Your employee asks for a quote
Through the scheme, from a vetted, MCS-certified installer who surveys the home.
The installer applies for the grant
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is installer-led. The installer checks eligibility and applies to Ofgem on the homeowner's behalf.
Both savings are already on the quote
The grant comes off the price, and the scheme discount applies on top. No forms to fill in and no waiting for money back.
Who can get the grant
The installer confirms eligibility during the survey, before the quote is final. These are the government's main rules.
The scheme is also backed by £2.7bn of funding to 2030 under the government's Warm Homes Plan.
- The home is in England or Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes.
- The property owner applies, including landlords and owners of second homes.
- The new system replaces fossil-fuel heating, such as gas, oil, LPG, coal or electric.
- One grant per property.
- No grant for hybrid systems (for example a gas boiler with a heat pump) or for replacing an existing low-carbon system.
- Maximum size of 45kWth for a single system, or 70kWth when more than one heat pump is fitted together.
- The installer must be MCS-certified and the system must meet minimum efficiency standards.
Certified installs
Government endorsed
Consumer code
Insured workmanship
Registered electricians
Sources
Last checked October 2026. Grant values and rules are set by government and can change. Nothing on this page is financial advice.
Where to go next
- See every product in the Net Zero Home SchemeSolar panels, air source heat pumps, battery storage and plug-in solar.
- Read how the scheme works in three stepsSign up free, your employees get a quote, vetted UK installers fit it.
- Browse employer and employee questions in the Help CentreCost, risk, payroll, launch timelines and product questions answered.
Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Straight answers on the grant, eligibility and how it works with the scheme discount.