The Government has extended home and workplace charge point funding for another year, helping fleet and private EV drivers to charge easily and conveniently.

The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) has been extended until 31 March 2026

The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) has been extended until 31 March 2026, giving fleets a further year to gain support for charging infrastructure.

Open to eligible businesses, charities, public sector organisations and small accommodation businesses, the scheme covers up to 75% of the total costs of the purchase and installation of EV charge points (including VAT), capped at a maximum of £350 per socket and 40 sockets across all sites per applicant.

The Department for Transport announced the extension as it revealed that the Workplace Charging Scheme has now helped fund just shy of 60,000 sockets, with a total grant value of £21.8m, in workplace carparks (excluding schools) since the scheme started in 2016.

The grants were also used for 6,565 sockets in workplace carparks (excluding schools) in the 12 months ending 1 January 2025 while the WCS funded 1,407 sockets in schools and colleges, with a grant value of £3.1m since the schools scheme started in 2024.

Lilian Greenwood, Future of Roads Minister, said: “Schools are the beating heart of our towns and communities, and rolling out chargers here shows we are building a practical and reliable charging network designed around people’s daily lives.

“Reaching 1,000 sockets at schools is a particularly significant milestone and builds on a record January for electric car sales, as consumer confidence in the electric transition grows every day. This is helping support jobs, make the UK a clean energy superpower and deliver our Plan for Change.”

The Government has also given a year’s extension for the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant (EVCG), which also now runs until 31 March 2026 and provides landlords, car park owners and EV drivers who are renters or flat owners with support towards the costs of the purchase and installation of EV charge points.

As of 1 January 2025, the EVCG has funded the installation of 17,394 sockets since the grant launched in April 2022 as the replacement to the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme. Total EVCG funding, including non-socket charging infrastructure, represents £13.2m and the grant funded 8,869 sockets in the 12 months ending 1 January 2025.

Vicky Edmonds, CEO of EVA England, said: “It’s great to see the Government extending the Workplace Charging Scheme and the EV Chargepoint Grant for another year. Since many drivers rely on public charging infrastructure, extending these schemes is a positive step towards ensuring cheaper charging for those without access to home charge points. This is just one of many actions needed to overcome the current charging barriers that are slowing EV adoption.

“With over 1,400 charging sockets now installed at UK schools through government funding, we urge the Government to expand this successful initiative to other state-funded locations.”