Workplace Charging Scheme 2026 — Up to £14,000 Per Business
Updated: May 2026 · By Depth of Light Ltd, Milton Keynes
If your business hasn't yet installed EV chargepoints for staff or fleet vehicles, the OZEV Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) currently offers up to £14,000 in grant funding per business. Here's how it works in 2026 and how to claim.
Maximum WCS grant per UK business in 2026 — £350 per socket, up to 40 sockets. Paid as a voucher discount applied to your invoice; no claim form for you to fill in (we handle that).
How much is the grant?
£350 per socket, up to 40 sockets per business. Maximum grant: £14,000. The grant is paid as a voucher discount — you don't claim the cash back; the installer applies the discount to your invoice and recovers it from OZEV.
Who qualifies?
- Registered UK businesses (any size)
- Charities and public sector organisations
- Must have dedicated off-street parking — staff bays, fleet bays, customer car park
- Must use an OZEV-approved installer (we are)
- Must install OZEV-approved chargepoints (we install only approved hardware)
- The chargepoints must be available for use by staff or fleet (not just one director)
What counts as a "socket"?
Each individual charging connection. A single dual-socket charger is two sockets. A 7-pole bollard with 7 connections is 7 sockets. The 40-socket maximum is per business, not per site — so a multi-site business has to choose where to focus.
What it covers
The £350 per socket comes off the cost of:
- Charger hardware
- Installation labour and materials
- Cabling and groundwork (within reason)
- DNO application fees (if applicable)
It doesn't cover ongoing electricity costs, software subscriptions, or chargepoint signage.
Real-world example
A typical SME installing a 6-socket workplace chargepoint setup:
- 6 × Zaptec Pro chargers + installation: £8,500
- WCS grant (6 × £350): -£2,100
- Net cost to business: £6,400
For a fleet depot installing 20 sockets:
- 20 × commercial chargers + load balancing + groundwork: £30,000
- WCS grant (20 × £350): -£7,000
- Net cost to business: £23,000
How to claim
- Choose an OZEV-approved installer (us)
- We carry out the site survey and quote
- We register the project with OZEV before install
- OZEV issues vouchers, valid for 6 months
- We install the hardware
- We submit the evidence pack (proof of installation, photos, invoice copies, business registration)
- OZEV pays the discount; you pay the net invoice
Total elapsed time from survey to grant payment: typically 4-8 weeks.
What's changing for 2026?
The scheme has been extended to 2027 (currently). The £350 per socket and 40-socket maximum remain. There's some discussion of increasing the multi-site maximum, but no firm commitment as of May 2026.
Combine with commercial solar for the biggest saving
The single biggest cost reduction available to a fleet operator in 2026 is pairing commercial solar with workplace EV charging. Your generated solar charges the fleet at near-zero marginal cost. We quote both as one combined project — see our commercial EV charging service.
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