Boiler Upgrade Scheme

The UK government's Boiler Upgrade Scheme provides upfront financial support to help households switch to low-carbon heating. Scotland also has support, slightly differently structured, and slightly more generous. You could receive the following support:

• Biomass Boilers, England & Wales - £5,000 grant available for biomass boilers. Available to homeowners in non-urban areas who are off the gas grid. The property must not be a new build or self-build.
• Biomass Boilers - Scotland - £7,500 grant, plus an additional £1,500 rural top-up. Scottish homeowners can also access an interest-free loan to support home energy improvements.
• Heat Pumps - UK-wide - £7,500 available across England, Wales and Scotland for heat pump installations. Self-build homes do qualify for the heat pump grant, even though they are excluded from the biomass boiler grant.
• Swapping from oil to Heat Pumps - UK-wide - £9,000 available across England, Wales and Scotland for heat pump installations swapping across from oil heating.

To receive the grant for a biomass boiler, your project needs to meet a few key criteria. Here's what to check.

• Non-Urban Location - The property must be in a non-urban area — defined as a settlement with a population of fewer than 10,000 people.
• Off the Gas Grid - The property must not be connected to the mains gas network. The scheme is aimed at homes currently relying on oil, LPG, or electric heating.
• Not a New Build or Self-Build - Biomass boiler grants are not available for new build or self-build homes. Note: self-build homes do qualify for the £7,500 heat pump grant - so ask us about these options.
• MCS Registered Installer & Product - Both the installer and the product must be MCS registered and accredited. This ensures the quality of the installation and the product, and is a requirement for grant eligibility.

MCS certified products have been independently verified to meet the quality standards required by the grant scheme. Here are our ranges of boilers that are MCS certified.