{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-20",
  "verified": "2026-08-20",
  "source": "https://heatpumpgranthub.com/grant-status/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "HeatPumpGrantHub (heatpumpgranthub.com)"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Informational, not financial advice. Every amount is taken from the scheme administrator's own published pages on the verified date. Where a detail is not published, it is omitted rather than inferred.",
  "schemes": [
    {
      "nation": "England & Wales",
      "scheme": "Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)",
      "administrator": "Ofgem / GOV.UK",
      "verified": "2026-08-20",
      "source": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme/what-you-can-get",
      "grants": [
        {
          "item": "Air source heat pump (air-to-water)",
          "amount_gbp": 7500
        },
        {
          "item": "Ground source heat pump (incl. water source and shared ground loops)",
          "amount_gbp": 7500
        },
        {
          "item": "Biomass boiler",
          "amount_gbp": 5000,
          "conditions": "Off-gas and rural only, with an emissions certificate. Not available on self-builds."
        },
        {
          "item": "Air-to-air heat pump",
          "amount_gbp": 2500
        },
        {
          "item": "Oil/LPG off-gas uplift (air or ground source)",
          "amount_gbp": 1500,
          "conditions": "Adds to the £7,500 for a total of £9,000. Property heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas connection. Available until March 2027.",
          "total_gbp": 9000
        }
      ],
      "excluded": [
        "Hybrid systems"
      ],
      "limits": "45kWth single unit; 70kWth multiple units; 300kWth shared ground loops. One grant per property.",
      "install_window_days": 120
    },
    {
      "nation": "Scotland",
      "scheme": "Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan",
      "administrator": "Home Energy Scotland",
      "verified": "2026-08-20",
      "source": "https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/home-energy-scotland-grant-loan/",
      "grants": [
        {
          "item": "Heat pump (air, ground or water source)",
          "amount_gbp": 7500,
          "loan_gbp": 7500,
          "conditions": "£7,500 grant plus an optional interest-free loan of up to £7,500."
        },
        {
          "item": "Rural / island uplift",
          "amount_gbp": 1500,
          "conditions": "Applies to both heating and efficiency grants. Home Energy Scotland states rural households can claim up to £18,000 in grant funding."
        },
        {
          "item": "Energy efficiency measures",
          "conditions": "75% of the cost, up to a £7,500 grant."
        },
        {
          "item": "Replacement heat pump",
          "amount_gbp": 0,
          "loan_gbp": 7500,
          "conditions": "No grant for a replacement heat pump — an interest-free loan of up to £7,500 only."
        }
      ],
      "notes": "No benefits required. No EPC needed for renewable systems (EPC only for efficiency measures). First-come, first-served; offer valid nine months; loan fee 1.5% up to £150; repayment over 5, 10 or 12 years by amount. MCS mandatory."
    },
    {
      "nation": "Northern Ireland",
      "scheme": "Boiler Replacement Scheme",
      "status": "closed",
      "verified": "2026-08-20",
      "source": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme",
      "notes": "The Boiler Replacement Scheme in Northern Ireland is now closed. GOV.UK directs residents to nidirect for local schemes."
    }
  ]
}