A customer has read about several OZEV grants online. As checked on GOV.UK on 11 October 2026, which of these is NOT one of the five schemes running to 31 March 2027?

The commercial landlord chargepoint grant closed to customer applications on 31 March 2026, along with the staff and fleets grant and the residential landlord infrastructure grant. The residential landlord chargepoint grant is easy to confuse with it, but that one is still live, alongside flats and renters, on-street parking, the WCS and the WCS for education.

Households with on-street parking grant

Residential landlord chargepoint grant

WCS for state-funded education institutions

Commercial landlord chargepoint grant

Under the Workplace Charging Scheme, what share of the cost of buying and installing the charge points can the grant cover, before the per-socket cap?

The WCS covers up to 75% of the cost of buying and installing the charge points, including VAT, capped at £500 per socket and 40 sockets across all the applicant’s sites. Excluding VAT is the tempting misreading; the scheme counts the VAT the customer pays.

A business applied for the WCS in January 2026 and the installation was completed in May 2026. What is the most the grant can pay per socket?

The £500 per socket cap applies to WCS installations completed from 1 April 2026, whenever the customer applied. £2,000 is the rate for the WCS for state-funded education institutions, not ordinary workplaces. The 75% share and the per-socket cap both apply, so there is no uncapped route.

£2,000, as it was applied for before April

Nothing, as the voucher lapsed in March

£500, as it was completed after 1 April

No cap, as long as it is under 75% of cost

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Grants and compliance — EV Charging Installation Practice

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Time limit: 35 min
Pass mark: 70% · 21/30
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01A customer has read about several OZEV grants online. As checked on GOV.UK on 11 October 2026, which of these is NOT one of the five schemes running to 31 March 2027?
- AResidential landlord chargepoint grant
- BWCS for state-funded education institutions
- CHouseholds with on-street parking grant
- DCommercial landlord chargepoint grant
Why: The commercial landlord chargepoint grant closed to customer applications on 31 March 2026, along with the staff and fleets grant and the residential landlord infrastructure grant. The residential landlord chargepoint grant is easy to confuse with it, but that one is still live, alongside flats and renters, on-street parking, the WCS and the WCS for education.
02Under the Workplace Charging Scheme, what share of the cost of buying and installing the charge points can the grant cover, before the per-socket cap?
- AUp to 50%, excluding VAT
- BUp to 75%, including VAT
- CUp to 100%, excluding VAT
- DUp to 75%, excluding VAT
Why: The WCS covers up to 75% of the cost of buying and installing the charge points, including VAT, capped at £500 per socket and 40 sockets across all the applicant’s sites. Excluding VAT is the tempting misreading; the scheme counts the VAT the customer pays.
03A business applied for the WCS in January 2026 and the installation was completed in May 2026. What is the most the grant can pay per socket?
- ANo cap, as long as it is under 75% of cost
- B£500, as it was completed after 1 April
- C£2,000, as it was applied for before April
- DNothing, as the voucher lapsed in March
Why: The £500 per socket cap applies to WCS installations completed from 1 April 2026, whenever the customer applied. £2,000 is the rate for the WCS for state-funded education institutions, not ordinary workplaces. The 75% share and the per-socket cap both apply, so there is no uncapped route.

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