Grant / Funding Route
Workplace Charging Scheme grant for office EV chargers
Workplace Charging Scheme (OZEV WCS): £350/socket × up to 40 sockets (£14,000 max). Eligible for any uk business with off-street parking.
At a glance
- Funding type
- Workplace Charging Scheme (OZEV WCS)
- Value
- £350/socket × up to 40 sockets (£14,000 max)
- Eligibility
- Any UK business with off-street parking
The Workplace Charging Scheme is administered by the UK government's Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and provides grant funding for businesses installing EV chargers at workplaces with off-street parking.
Grant value is £350 per socket up to a maximum of 40 sockets per applicant business across all sites — total maximum £14,000. Both 7 kW and 22 kW chargers qualify, as do single-socket and dual-socket models.
Eligibility is broad: any UK business with off-street parking can apply, including SMEs, public sector, charities, and not-for-profits. Chargers must be from an OZEV-approved installer (we are approved) using approved hardware models (published on the OZEV portal).
Application process is straightforward: 1. Business applies for WCS voucher via OZEV portal (online form, ~30 minutes) 2. Voucher is issued within 5-10 working days 3. Installer commissions chargers within 120 days of voucher issuance 4. Installer redeems the voucher by submitting commissioning evidence to OZEV 5. Grant value is passed through to the customer as discount on the installer's invoice
For office solar projects with workplace EV charging integration, the WCS grant typically covers 8-15% of the EV-charger portion of capex. For a 16-charger workplace install costing £45,000 net, WCS contributes £5,600 — small but useful, and the application process is trivial.
We typically structure office solar + workplace EV charging as a single integrated install, with WCS application and voucher handling included in the package. Customers see a single invoice with the grant value deducted at source.