The EV charger grant in 2026 is worth 75% of the combined cost of a chargepoint and its installation, capped at £500 per socket — but it is deliberately targeted, and most Nottingham drivers who ask about it do not qualify. Renters, flat owner-occupiers, residential landlords, workplaces and households that park on the street can claim; an owner-occupier of a house with a private driveway cannot, because that scheme closed in March 2022 and has not been replaced. The schemes are run by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). You do not claim the money yourself: an OZEV-approved installer applies for it and takes it off your invoice, so the grant only exists if the installer you choose is on that approved list. Chargepoint installation is notifiable work for a qualified, registered electrician either way — this is about what you pay, not about the work itself. Who can claim the EV charger grant in 2026? There is no single grant. There are several schemes with different eligibility rules, all paying at the same headline rate since 1 April 2026, when the maximum rose from £350 to £500 per socket. Scheme Who it is for Maximum The condition people miss Renters and flat owners You rent and live in any residential property, or own and live in a flat 75%, up to £500 for one socket Designated, private off-street parking, with a legal entitlement to that space you can evidence Households with on-street parking Residents with no private, exclusive off-street parking Up to £500 A permanent cross-pavement solution too, with highway authority permission. Cable covers and mats do not count Residential landlords Landlords letting residential property 75%, up to £500 per socket, up to 200 sockets a year The tenant need not be the EV driver, but the property must be residential and let Workplace Charging Scheme Businesses, charities and public sector organisations Up to £500 per socket, up to 40 sockets Off-street parking dedicated to staff or fleet use Owner-occupier of a house with a driveway No scheme applies Nothing The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme closed to single-unit properties on 31 March 2022 Two conditions run across the residential schemes. The car must be on OZEV's list of approved electric vehicles, with you as its registered keeper. And any third-party permission — landlord, freeholder, managing agent — must be in place before you apply. Current funding is confirmed to 31 March 2027. Why are homeowners with a driveway not eligible? The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme paid £350 towards a home charger for anyone with off-street parking until 31 March 2022, when it closed to houses — detached, semi-detached, terraced and bungalows alike — and stayed open only for flats and rented homes. Nothing replaced it. If you own your house and park on your own drive, budget for the full installed price and treat any quote that mentions a grant with suspicion. What if you park on the street in Carlton or elsewhere in Nottingham? This is the common case in Nottingham's terraced streets, and it is the one that changed. There is now a grant for households with on-street parking, worth up to £500, but it is conditional on installing a permanent cross-pavement solution — a channel set into the footway so the cable runs below the surface rather than over it. A rubber cable protector laid across the pavement is explicitly excluded, and you need your highway authority's permission first. Which authority that is depends on your address: Nottinghamshire County Council for Carlton and the rest of Gedling borough, Nottingham City Council for addresses inside the city boundary. The county council has been running an Electric Vehicle Cable Channel pilot, funded through the government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure programme, which installs channels free of charge for eligible residents with no off-street parking who own or lease an EV. It is a pilot with limited places, so check its current status with the council before building a budget around it. What does the grant actually take off a Nottingham bill? Less than people expect, because it is capped. A home EV chargepoint installation in Nottingham typically comes to £700–£1,500 all in — roughly £400–£900 for the unit and £300–£600 for the work, depending on the cable run and what your supply and earthing arrangement needs. Take the maximum £500 off a £1,200 job and you pay £700. On an £800 job the cap still applies, because 75% of £800 is £600: the grant is £500 and you pay £300. What the grant never changes is what the job costs to do properly. The survey, the dedicated circuit, the earthing arrangement and the certification are the same either way, and a quote well below the range above has usually left one of them out — our guide to what an EV charger installation involves sets out what should be included. A range is not a quote: the only way to know your figure is for someone to look at your supply and where the car actually parks. Somo Electrical is not an OZEV-approved installer Worth saying plainly. Somo Electrical is a NAPIT-registered contractor (registration 33320) installing EV chargepoints across Nottingham, but we are not on OZEV's approved installer list, so we cannot apply for a grant or deduct one from your invoice. If you are eligible and the grant decides it, use an OZEV-approved installer and check the schemes on GOV.UK first. If you are not eligible — which covers most homeowners with a driveway — the grant is not part of your decision at all. Frequently asked questions Can I get the £500 EV charger grant if I own my house? Not if it is a house with its own driveway or garage. The scheme covering owner-occupiers of single-unit properties closed on 31 March 2022 and has not been replaced. You may still qualify through a different route: if you own and live in a flat, or if your house has no private off-street parking and you install a cross-pavement channel with highway authority permission. Do I need my landlord's permission before applying? Yes, and it has to come first. Any third-party permission needed to install the chargepoint — from a landlord, a freeholder, or the managing agent of a block — must be obtained before you apply for the grant rather than afterwards. An OZEV-approved installer will normally supply the permission form they need you to have signed. How much is the EV chargepoint grant worth in 2026? 75% of the combined cost of buying and installing a chargepoint, capped at £500 per socket. The cap rose from £350 to £500 on 1 April 2026. Residents can claim for one socket; residential landlords can claim for up to 200 sockets a year, and the Workplace Charging Scheme covers up to 40 sockets across a business's sites. Can I claim the grant myself after the work is done? No. The grant is claimed by an OZEV-approved installer and applied to your invoice, so it has to be arranged before the installation rather than reclaimed afterwards. Confirm your installer is OZEV-approved before you book, because no amount of paperwork afterwards makes a non-approved installation eligible. How long is the EV chargepoint grant available? Funding for the residential and workplace schemes is currently confirmed to 31 March 2027, and the government has described this as a final extended year. Grant schemes change at short notice, so check the eligibility pages on GOV.UK on the day you plan to apply rather than relying on any guide, including this one. EV chargepoint installation with Somo Electrical Somo Electrical is a NAPIT-registered contractor installing EV charging points for homes and businesses across Nottingham, including Carlton , Gedling and Mapperley. We survey the property first, check the incoming supply and earthing arrangement can take the load, and price on what is there rather than on a standard figure. Call 07733 666004 or use our online quote form . EV chargepoint work is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations and is a job for a registered electrician — check any electrician's registration on the Government-authorised search at electricalcompetentperson.co.uk, or on NAPIT's member register. Sources checked 11 August 2026: GOV.UK guidance on electric vehicle chargepoint grants, the eligibility pages for the renters and flat owners grant and the households with on-street parking grant, and "Changes to electric vehicle chargepoint grant schemes from 1 April 2026"; Nottinghamshire County Council on its Electric Vehicle Cable Channel pilot. Grant rates and eligibility change — verify on GOV.UK before you rely on them.