# Heat Pump Grants NI

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## Current support and planned changes

- Northern Ireland is outside the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The old NI Boiler Replacement Scheme is closed.
- NISEP 2026/27 lists targeted heat-pump support. Green Heat NI offers fully funded air source heat pumps and insulation for qualifying owner-occupiers. Gross income thresholds: below £28,000 single person or £35,000 couple/family. Qualifying heating, property assessment and available funding are required. Contact nisep@refreshni.com; see the official list for full rules.
- Affordable Warmth: main-home owner-occupiers or private tenants with assessed gross annual household income below £23,000. Some disability/caring benefits are excluded. Prioritised heating/insulation grants up to £7,500 or £10,000 for solid-wall measures. Other conditions and landlord agreement apply. NI Energy Advice: 0800 111 4455. Not a general heat-pump grant.
- DfC plans the Warm Healthy Homes Fund to replace Affordable Warmth from April 2027; final rules and any heat-pump coverage require confirmation.
- DfE is developing separate wider low-carbon heating support: its January 2026 announcement plans design/financial-option work in 2026 and legislation in 2027 before launch. Launch date, grant amounts and final eligibility are not confirmed in that announcement.
- HMRC relief: eligible residential heat-pump installation, with equipment supplied by the installer, is zero-rated until 31 March 2027; 5% from 1 April 2027 under current rules. Separate retail equipment purchases are normally standard-rated; other work may differ.
- England/Wales BUS: £7,500 for eligible air-to-water or ground-source systems, plus £1,500 until March 2027 for oil/LPG properties without a mains gas connection; £2,500 for air-to-air systems. These grants do not apply in NI.
- Republic of Ireland: SEAI combined heat-pump, heating-upgrade and renewable-heat bonus grants total up to €12,500, subject to individual conditions. Scotland has separate Home Energy Scotland grant/loan support.

## Sources

- https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme/what-you-can-get
- https://www.uregni.gov.uk/publications/northern-ireland-sustainable-energy-programme-list-schemes-20262027-published
- https://www.nihe.gov.uk/housing-help/affordable-warmth/affordable-warmth-scheme
- https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/warm-healthy-homes-fund
- https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/news/minister-publishes-response-consultation-low-carbon-heating-support
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-on-energy-saving-materials-and-heating-equipment-notice-7086
- https://www.seai.ie/blog/heat-pump-grant
- https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/home-energy-scotland-grant-loan

## Pages and contact

- https://heatpumpgrantsni.co.uk/
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