When does the £9,000 heat pump grant end?

The £9,000 uplift is a time-limited boost available from 21 July 2026 until 31 March 2027. Outside that window, the standard £7,500 grant applies. The wider Boiler Upgrade Scheme is separately funded to run until 2030.

Who qualifies for the £9,000 grant?

Your home must be off the gas grid and currently heated by oil or LPG, you must own it, and it must be in England or Wales. The uplift applies to air source and ground source heat pumps. All the standard Boiler Upgrade Scheme eligibility rules also apply.

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The new £9,000 heat pump grant for oil & LPG homes

Q: How much is the new heat pump grant for oil and LPG homes?

From 21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027, off-gas-grid homes currently heating with oil or LPG can get £9,000 towards an air source or ground source heat pump under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme — an increase on the standard £7,500.

Updated July 2026 · UK Heat Pump Grant

If your home is off the gas grid and you heat with oil or LPG, there's a time-limited reason to pay attention: the Government has increased the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant for homes like yours to £9,000 — £1,500 more than the standard £7,500.

The headline: from 21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027, eligible off-gas homes on oil or LPG can get £9,000 towards an air source or ground source heat pump, instead of the usual £7,500. Outside that window, the standard £7,500 applies.

Why oil and LPG homes specifically?

Homes off the mains gas grid typically rely on oil or LPG, which tend to be more expensive and higher-carbon than mains gas. They're also some of the homes where a heat pump makes the most sense — so the uplift is aimed squarely at helping these households make the switch.

Who qualifies

Your home is off the gas grid and currently heated by oil or LPG
You own the property, and it's in England or Wales
You're installing an air source or ground source heat pump (the £9,000 rate doesn't apply to air-to-air units)
All the standard Boiler Upgrade Scheme rules still apply — see who qualifies for the full picture

There's no income or means test, and — since April 2026 — no EPC requirement either. Your MCS-certified installer applies for the grant on your behalf and deducts it from your invoice; you never handle government forms.

What it means for what you pay

The grant is a fixed amount deducted from your installer's price, so an extra £1,500 comes straight off your final bill. For a typical air source installation, that can make a real dent in the upfront cost. For the full picture on prices, see what a heat pump really costs — those figures are illustrative, and a survey is the only way to get a real number for your home.

The catch: it's time-limited

Unlike the wider scheme (funded to 2030), the £9,000 rate has a firm end date of 31 March 2027. Heat pump installs involve a survey, a design and an install window, so if the uplift matters to you, it's worth starting the conversation in good time rather than close to the deadline.

Off-grid on oil or LPG? Check your eligibility

Our free 2-minute check tells you where you stand and whether the £9,000 rate could apply — then connects you with a vetted MCS-certified installer for a no-obligation quote.

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Sources: the £9,000 off-gas oil/LPG uplift (available 21 July 2026–31 March 2027) per Ofgem — Boiler Upgrade Scheme and gov.uk; the scheme's funding to 2030 per the Government's Warm Homes Plan. Figures and dates are accurate as of July 2026 but may change — always confirm via gov.uk or an MCS-certified installer before making decisions. UK Heat Pump Grant is a service of GrafterUK Ltd (Co. No. 17303977) and is not affiliated with the UK Government.