OZEV Grant (formerly OLEV Grant): Step by step guide

Updated August 2026 with current grant amounts, prices and regulations.

Do you want to save money when installing an EV charger at your home? Thanks to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (formerly the Office for Low Emission Vehicles), you can reduce your installation costs. Just claim the EV chargepoint grant, the current name of what used to be called the OLEV grant, the OZEV grant and the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS). One important change since this guide was first written: the grant is no longer open to everyone. Since April 2022 it has been aimed at renters and flat owners, and from 1 April 2026 the amount has gone up. Here is how it works today.

Basic overview

How much is the grant?

From 1 April 2026 the OZEV funds up to £500 per socket towards the cost of buying and installing a home chargepoint (it was £350 before that date). In other words, when you order EV charger installation services, they will cost you up to £500 less. If you are eligible, of course (we will touch on this aspect a bit later). If you applied before 1 April 2026 at the old £350 rate and your chargepoint has not yet been installed, you can re-apply for the new £500 rate.

However, the grant covers no more than 75% of the chargepoint purchase and installation cost. With a typical 7 kW home installation in London costing £900-1,200 (more with a consumer unit upgrade, earthing work or a long cable run), most eligible households will get the full £500. See our EV charger installation cost guide for London for a detailed breakdown.

How many installations does the grant cover?

The Government sets limits on funded EV chargepoint installations. Each application covers one socket for one eligible electric vehicle. You cannot apply if you have already claimed the grant or one of its predecessors (the EVHS or the Domestic Recharge Scheme), and you cannot apply if you are moving house or planning to move.

Important details

When you are eligible for the EV chargepoint grant

First, you have not previously benefited from the OLEV/OZEV/EVHS grant scheme.

Second, you rent and live in a residential property, or you own and live in a flat (including shared ownership). This is the biggest change from the old scheme: if you own a freehold house with a driveway, you are no longer eligible for a grant. There is a separate route for residential landlords (up to 200 sockets a year), and since 2024 a version of the grant for households with only on-street parking who install an approved cross-pavement charging solution (a cable channel) with permission from the local highways authority.

Third, your car is a qualifying vehicle. In other words, it is included in the OZEV list of approved vehicles. Hence, even if your car is fully electric but is not listed, there is no qualifying ground to apply for the grant.

Fourth, regarding the qualifying car, you meet one of the following conditions at the moment of application:

• You are the registered owner of the car,
• You have ordered the car and it is on its way,
• You lease the car for at least 6 months,
• You have been assigned the car or named as its primary user for at least 6 months (for company cars).

Fifth, you currently reside in the property and it has dedicated, private off-street parking that you own or have the legal right to use, and which is accessible to you at all times. You will need proof of permission from your landlord or the freeholder of the block. New-build homes that must have a chargepoint anyway under Part S of the Building Regulations do not qualify.

Sixth, you install a smart home charging station that is approved by the OZEV. To clarify, every new home chargepoint sold in Great Britain has had to be smart since June 2022 under the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021, but being smart is not enough on its own: the model must also appear on the OZEV approved list. Your installer must also notify your Distribution Network Operator (UK Power Networks in London) of the new connection.

Seventh, you order installation from an OZEV-authorised installer. Auto E is an OZEV-authorised installer, so a chargepoint from our home charging range fitted by our engineers qualifies.

Note that one funded installation goes with one electric vehicle. Read our full EV chargepoint grant 2026 guide for landlord and on-street parking rules.

How to apply for the grant?

The process has changed since the OLEV days. Under the current scheme, you start the application yourself, and your installer completes it. Step by step:

1. Get written permission from your landlord or freeholder to install the chargepoint.
2. Get a quote from an OZEV-authorised installer such as Auto E (message us or read about installing a car charging point at home).
3. Apply through the government's Find a Grant service, uploading proof of tenancy or ownership, a recent utility bill, the permission letter and the quote.
4. Wait for the email confirming you are eligible.
5. Your installer fits the chargepoint, deducts the grant from your invoice and claims it back from the OZEV on your behalf.

The only thing you need to do after installation is check that the information declared on the claim is correct. Funding for the scheme is currently confirmed until 31 March 2027.

Instead of conclusion

With the OZEV chargepoint grant, you do not need to pay the full upfront cost of EV charger installation and wait for part of it to be refunded. Instead, you simply pay the price minus the £500 grant. And if you own a house with a driveway and no longer qualify, remember that home charging at 7-10p/kWh on an off-peak EV tariff (against around 80p/kWh at a public rapid charger in mid-2026) still pays back a typical installation within a couple of years of normal driving.