Heat your home using renewable energy from a heat pump.

About the grant

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, where applicable, a grant towards your technical assessment. Heat pump grants are paid for first time systems. They are not paid for replacement heat pump systems where a heat pump was already present in the home.

Learn about the grant values and how to apply.

Who can apply

All homeowners, including private landlords, whose homes were built and occupied before 2021 can apply. This is defined as the date your electricity meter was installed. This is different to other grant measures where the home must be built before 2011.

Before you apply

To qualify for a heat pump system grant your home must have sufficiently low heat loss. This is to ensure your heat pump system performs well and your electricity bills are not too high.

For homes built prior to 2007, a technical assessment is required to be carried out first. For homes built from 2007 onwards, a Self-Declaration form OR a completed Technical Assessment must be completed and uploaded at application stage of a Heat Pump System. Please see below for more information.

Technical Assessment Grant/Self-Declaration Form Process
 

If Your Home is built pre-2007

We offer a grant towards the technical assessment of your home. This grant is only payable in conjunction with the heat pump system grant. All homes built before 2007 must complete a Technical Assessment before applying for a heat pump system grant. To qualify for this grant you must:

  • Use an SEAI registered Technical Advisor. They will carry out a Technical Assessment of your home and will advise you on what steps you need to take to make your home heat pump ready.
  • Complete the Heat Pump system and any upgrades required according to the programme rules.

Grant for technical assessment

We offer a €200 grant towards the technical assessment of your home. This grant is only payable in conjunction with the heat pump system grant. To qualify for this grant you must:

  • Use an SEAI registered Technical Advisor
  • Complete the heat pump system and any upgrades required according to the programme rules

Full details of these requirements can be found in the SEAI Domestic Technical Standards and Specification and should be discussed with your Technical Advisor.

Find a SEAI Registered Technical Advisor

If Your Home is Built from 2007 Onwards

If your home is built and occupied from 2007 onwards, a Technical Assessment is not mandatory to complete. You have the option of completing a Technical Assessment OR completing and signing a Self-Declaration form, which must be uploaded as part of the Heat Pump Grant Application. A home which has been built from 2007 onwards, will have a sufficiently low level of heat loss in the dwelling's fabric which forgoes the requirement for a Technical Assessment to be carried out.

Please find a copy of the Self-Declaration form for completion and uploading at application stage if you qualify and choose to avail of this option at the link below.

If your home is built from 2007 onwards, you still have the option to complete a Technical Assessment, however it is not mandatory to complete any identified fabric upgrades outlined on the completed Technical Assessment by the Technical Advisor. The €200 Technical Assessment grant is still open to avail of if a completed and signed Technical Assessment is uploaded at the Heat Pump System grant application stage.

If you choose to carry out a Technical Assessment, you can select an independent SEAI Registered Technical Advisor from the above link. While a Technical Assessment is not mandatory for this cohort of Homeowners to undertake, a Technical Assessment and any identified fabric upgrades will ensure the optimum solution is achieved for the Homeowner installing a Heat Pump System.

Homeowner Application Guide

Please ensure you are familiar with your comprehensive Homeowner Application Guide to Applying For and Claiming Cash Grants with Terms and Conditions.

Guides to Heat Pumps

Learn more about the different types of heat pump systems. You can also download our homeowner's guide. This will give you all the information you need about installing a heat pump in your home.

How to apply

​Find out about the application process if you are applying and managing the upgrade yourself.

Grant application process

Grant values for heat pump systems

Each individual grant offers a fixed value.

Grant name Description Dwelling Type and Grant Value

Air to Water heat pump system

The most common heat pump system extracts heat from external air using an outside unit.

Apartment (Any) €4,500

Semi-Detached/End of Terrace/Detached/Mid Terrace €6,500

Ground Source to Water heat pump system

A ground source heat pump system uses the earth as a source of renewable heat.

Apartment (Any) €4,500

Semi-Detached/End of Terrace/Detached/Mid Terrace €6,500

Exhaust Air to Water heat pump system

Similar to air to water but includes mechanical extract ventilation and heat recovery from the property.

Apartment (Any) €4,500

Semi-Detached/End of Terrace/Detached/Mid Terrace €6,500

Water to Water heat pump system

This system uses open water, such as lakes, rivers or streams, as a heat source.

Apartment (Any) €4,500

Semi-Detached/End of Terrace/Detached/Mid Terrace €6,500

Air to Air heat pump system

This system distributes heat through air units. They do not provide hot water.

Apartment/Semi-Detached/End of Terrace/Detached/Mid Terrace €3,500

Technical assessment

This assessment is required for homes built before 2007 and optional for all homes built from 2007 onwards and must be completed before you apply for a heat pump grant. Learn more in Before You Apply Section above.

€200

Compare upgrade options

There are a number of ways to plan and manage your home energy upgrade and grant applications. Compare the options to see what works for you.

  • Individual Energy Upgrade Grants

    (Comprising Better Energy Homes and Solar PV schemes)

    Selection of individual grants for home energy upgrades

    Part funded with SEAI grants

    Homeowners manage their upgrades including:

    • contractor selection
    • grant application
    • contractor works
    • follow up BER

    Who this is for

    • homeowners and private landlords
  • One Stop Shop Service

    A complete home energy upgrade solution

    Part funded with SEAI grants

    Managed by a One Stop Shop including:

    • home energy assessment
    • grant application
    • project management
    • contractor works
    • follow up BER

    Who this is for

    • homeowners and private landlords
  • Fully Funded Energy Upgrade

    (Comprising Warmer Homes)

    For qualifying homeowners

    Fully funded by SEAI

    Managed by SEAI and includes:

    • ​home survey
    • contractor selection
    • contractor works
    • follow up BER

    Who this is for

    • qualifying homeowners in receipt of certain welfare benefits

Plan your home energy upgrade

Your home energy upgrade journey should be done in 3 steps. Following this process gives you the best results for your investment at every stage.

3 steps to a warmer home

Contact us

Call: 01808 2004
Email: info@seai.ie