Individual Energy Grants
Why manage your energy upgrades
- individual energy upgrades
- to manage their own project
- to apply for the grant themselves
- to pay for full cost of works and claim grants afterwards
Grants available
Insulation is a key step in making your home more comfortable and energy efficient. These grants will help you to insulate your walls and attic to reduce heat loss and your heating bills. Learn about the grant values and how to apply here.
Insulation is a key step in making your home more comfortable and energy efficient. These grants will help you to insulate your walls and attic to reduce heat loss and your heating bills. Learn about the grant values and how to apply here.
Heating controls work by matching your heating and hot water schedules to the way you use your home. It’s a smarter way to heat your home and hot water. This grant will help you install heating controls in your home. Learn about the grant values and how to apply here.
Heat pumps are renewable heating systems offering lower energy costs and reduced carbon emissions. Your home must well insulated to benefit from a heat pump. This grant covers a range of heat pump systems and a grant towards your technical assessment. Learn about the grant values and how to apply here.
Individual Grant Amounts
| Grant name | Types of home | New grant value |
|---|---|---|
| Heat Pump Systems Homes built and occupied before 2021 | All Houses Apartments | €6,500 €4,500 |
| Heat Pump Air to Air Homes built and occupied before 2021 | €3,500 | |
| Heating Controls | €700 | |
| Solar Hot Water Homes built and occupied before 2021 | €1200 | |
| Attic insulation Homes built and occupied before 2011 | Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house | €800 €1,200 €1,300 €1,500 |
| Cavity wall insulation Homes built and occupied before 2011 | Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house | €700 €800 €1,200 €1,700 |
| Internal Insulation (Dry Lining) Homes built and occupied before 2011 | Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house | €1,000 €2,000 €3,500 €4,500 |
| External Wall Insulation (The Wrap) Homes built and occupied before 2011 | Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house | €3,000 €3,500 €6,000 €8,000 |
| BER | €50 | |
| Technical Assessment | €200 |
How to apply and manage your upgrade
If you decide to manage your own home energy upgrades you will be responsible for the entire process. This step-by-step guide shows you how to plan the project, including grant applications.
To decide on the energy efficiency upgrades best suited to your home it’s a good idea to:
- Be aware of whether your property has previously received any grants for energy upgrades. If unsure, please call our helpdesk to enquire. You will need to provide your Meter Point Reference Number (MPRN) which is an 11 digit number found at the top right hand corner of your bill from your electricity supplier. If an energy upgrade has been previously incentivized, you unfortunately will not be eligible to claim any further grants in relation to this measure.
- Carry out a BER assessment and use the Advisory Report which is attached to the BER report. This will give you a tailored home energy upgrade plan for your home.
- Talk to a building contractor, architect, BER Assessor or energy advisor for advice.
The following grants are available to homeowners and landlords who decide to manage their own home energy upgrades. You must have grant approval in place before you start works.
- Insulation
- Heating controls
- Heat pump system
- Solar electricity
- Solar water heating
Online
To apply online you will need the MPRN number from your electricity bill and the name of your contractor from the SEAI register. Your application should be approved within minutes.
By Post
Send your completed form to:
Better Energy Homes Scheme
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
P.O. Box 119
Cahirciveen
Co. Kerry
Download your Homeowner Application Form
Homeowner Application Guide with Terms & Conditions. Your comprehensive Homeowner Application Guide to Applying For and Claiming Cash Grants with Terms and Conditions.
Through an Energy Partner
You can apply through a registered Energy Partner. They will manage the grant application process and all paperwork on your behalf.
If you are applying for the grant yourself, and not using an Energy Partner, the next step is to select your contractor. They must:
- Be an SEAI Registered contractor.
- Be registered for the type of work that they are carrying out.
- Put a contract for works in place with you before work begins.
Heat pumps
- If you are installing a heat pump you must select a SEAI Registered Technical Advisor.
You must have grant approval in place before you start works.
Multiple grant applications
If you are planning multiple energy upgrades there are other options available including Energy Partners and One Stop Shops.
Grant acceptance
If you applied online you should receive your grant offer immediately. If you applied by post you should receive your grant offer within 5 working days. You then have 30 days to accept the offer. After this period you will have to re-apply. You must have grant approval in place before you start works.
You have eight months from the date of the grant offer to complete the works on your home and return the paperwork. You can find the expiry date in your grant offer. Within this time you will need to:
- Have your selected works completed by an SEAI registered contractor.
- Get a registered BER Assessor to complete your post-works BER assessment and publish your cert.
- Return your completed and signed grant paperwork to SEAI.
You will receive a Declaration of Works form for each energy upgrade, by post. You need to complete and submit these forms and the Request for Payment form when the works and *BER are completed. Your registered contractor and your BER assessor will also need to complete them.
*Homeowners must undertake a Building Energy Rating (BER) on their home after grant aided works have been completed. A homeowner is entitled to BER funding of €50 once per home. This funding will be applied to your grant application automatically provided other qualifying works are being funded under the Programme and you have never applied previously for BER funding.
You can submit the completed Declaration of Works form and Request For Payment form by email or post.
Submit by email
Send electronic copies of your completed forms by email to: [email protected]
Submit by post
Better Energy Homes Scheme
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
P.O. Box 119
Cahirciveen
Co. Kerry
Payment timeframes
- Allow between 4 and 6 weeks for all grant payments
Please note that some installations may be subject to a home inspection by SEAI which will impact payment timelines.
Important notes
- We cannot give extensions to grant offer periods. Grant applications for works done before or after the grant offer period are not eligible for payment.
- Late forms are not eligible for payment and will result in grants being cancelled.
- Incomplete or missing forms will result in your grant claim being rejected and all forms being returned to you. This may result in a delay and/or cancellation of your grant claim.
- You are required to keep invoices and receipts for all completed works. You may be required to present them if we select your application for inspection.
- Your application may be selected for inspection. This is to maintain a good standard of workmanship.
- Contractors registered with us have agreed to comply with the Better Energy Homes Contractor’s Code of Practice, Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications and Quality Assurance and Disciplinary Procedure and the Additional Information for Contractors.
- SEAI accepts no liability or responsibility, whether for breach of contract, negligence or otherwise, in respect of any claim or cause of action arising out of, or in relation to, any equipment, material, work, system or installation in respect for which grant approval was given by SEAI. The fact of registration on the registered Contractors List for the Scheme does not infer any warranty or endorsement of that contractor by SEAI.
- Grants for Island Homeowners. Specific island homeowners may be entitled to additional grant support.
- Traditional Buildings: For homes constructed before 1940, you may wish to consult a conservation architect for advice. These dwellings may require special consideration and modern insulation methods may not be appropriate. Alternative insulation methods should be discussed carefully with your contractor as they may not qualify for grant support. The Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings document provides useful guidance on the insulation of older homes.