Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

Workplace Charging Scheme

A voucher-based government grant from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) covering up to 75% of the cost of buying and installing electric vehicle chargepoints at an organisation's own sites, up to £500 per socket and 40 sockets per applicant. Charities are explicitly eligible alongside businesses, public sector bodies and small accommodation businesses. Unlike businesses, charities can let anyone use the chargepoints, including visitors and the public. The scheme has been extended for a final year to 31 March 2027.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £300 – £20,000
Deadline: 164 days left; 31 March
Effort: Light; short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

Businesses, charities, public sector organisations and small accommodation businesses (state-funded education institutions have a separate scheme with a higher rate)
The applicant must own the site or have the landlord's consent, and must have dedicated off-road parking clearly associated with the premises
Charities that lack a Companies House number, VAT number or business rates bill can prove eligibility with their Charity Commission registration or a letter from their principal regulator
The now-withdrawn charity guidance described eligible charities as registered charities
Applicants must not exceed £315,000 in minimal financial assistance over 3 financial years
Sites must be in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland

What it funds

Up to 75% of the total cost (including VAT) of buying and installing eligible EV chargepoints at the applicant's sites, capped at £500 per socket (£350 for installations completed before 1 April 2026) and 40 sockets across all sites per applicant

The chargepoints must be at dedicated off-road parking clearly associated with the premises, on site or a reasonable distance away.

Charities can also install at a primary place of work that is a home if it is registered as the place of business, and employers can install at employees' homes for company vehicles.

For charities, there is no restriction on who uses the chargepoints; if they are opened to the public, the Public Chargepoint Regulations 2023 apply.

What it will not fund

Sites outside England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (Channel Islands and Isle of Man excluded)
Parking that is not dedicated/designated to the applicant
Parking facilities that are not yet built
Domestic property parking, unless it is the registered primary place of work
Sites already claimed under the Electric Vehicles Homecharge Scheme, Domestic Recharging Scheme or this scheme
Installations that are a mandatory requirement (Part S Building Regulations in England from 15 June 2022, Building (Scotland) Regulations from 5 June 2023, or planning conditions)
Relocation of existing chargepoints
Installations by installers that are not authorised, or chargepoints not on the eligible model list
Applicants who would exceed £315,000 in minimal financial assistance over 3 financial years

How to apply

Get your site surveyed by an authorised chargepoint installer
Complete the online Workplace Charging Scheme application form (https://www.apply-workplace-chargepoint-grant.service.gov.uk/)
If successful, receive a unique voucher code by email within 5 working days
Give the voucher to your authorised installer, who installs the chargepoints and claims the grant within 180 days of the voucher issue date

Unsuccessful applicants can appeal to the DVLA at workplacechargingscheme@dvla.gov.uk.

The government can end or change the scheme with 4 weeks' notice.

Have ready

Companies House reference number, VAT registration number or business (non-domestic) rates bill
For charities without those: a copy of your Charity Commission registration or a letter from your principal regulator
Evidence of landlord/landowner consent if you do not own the site

You must be able to show the chargepoint parking is designated to you.

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