Boiler Upgrade Scheme Grant Rises to £9,000 for Oil and LPG Homes From 21 July 2026

Correction (3 July 2026): an earlier version of this article said the Boiler Upgrade Scheme was rising to £9,000 for all applicants from 1 July 2026. That was wrong, and we’re sorry. The standard grant remains £7,500. The £9,000 rate is a targeted uplift for homes currently heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas connection, for applications made 21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. This article has been rewritten against GOV.UK, in line with our editorial standards.

What’s actually changing

• Standard BUS grant: £7,500 for air source and ground source heat pumps — unchanged
• Homes currently heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas connection: £9,000 from 21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027 (air-to-water and ground source)
• Air-to-air heat pumps: £2,500 (introduced April 2026, unchanged)
• No income test; scheme extended to March 2030 with a £400m budget for 2026-27

What it means in practice

A typical air source heat pump installation costs £8,000–£15,000 before grants. If you heat with mains gas, nothing changes: the £7,500 grant brings many projects into £2,500–£7,500 net territory. If you heat with oil or LPG — common in rural Lancashire, Cumbria and the Cheshire fringe — waiting until 21 July is worth an extra £1,500, taking a typical install to £2,000–£6,000 net.

The grant is claimed by your MCS-certified installer on your behalf, and the application date sets the amount — so oil and LPG households should talk to their installer about timing the application inside the uplift window.

Who qualifies

• You own the property (homeowners and small landlords)
• You’re replacing a fossil-fuel system — gas, oil or LPG (the £9,000 uplift needs the existing heating to be oil or LPG, with no mains gas connection)
• A valid EPC is no longer strictly required for applications from 28 April 2026: the installer can send other evidence, such as a recent utility bill or fuel receipt, and the old condition about outstanding loft or cavity insulation ended in May 2024 (our Boiler Upgrade Scheme guide has the detail)
• England and Wales only — Scotland has separate Home Energy Scotland funding

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