Heating controls grant
A €700 grant helps individual homeowners and landlords upgrade heating controls so they can schedule home heating and hot water separately.
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The Better Energy Homes heating-controls grant pays €700 regardless of dwelling type, limited to the actual cost of the work. It supports upgrading the controls on your existing heating system, rather than buying a new heating system.
Controls should provide at least two independently controlled zones: one for heating rooms and one for hot water. This lets you heat water without also turning on the radiators. Options explained in SEAI’s guide include a seven-day timer, radiator valves that regulate heat according to room temperature, and controls linked to the boiler so it runs only when needed.
SEAI does not fund new or replacement fossil-fuel boilers such as oil or gas boilers. You can receive the controls grant with or without installing a high-efficiency boiler, but it does not pay for the boiler itself.
If you manage the work yourself, claim only once it is complete and you have either paid the contractor or entered into a financing agreement with them. A participating One Stop Shop can instead manage the upgrade and deduct the grant upfront from your bill. A post-work Building Energy Rating (BER), the home’s energy rating, is required; the standard BER grant is €50 on your first application.
Eligibility
These instructions are for individual owners, including individual landlords. You must own a fixed, permanent home in the Republic of Ireland built and occupied on or before 31 December 2010. New builds and new extensions are excluded, and the controls measure must not already have received SEAI or other government support.
The heating-controls grant is unavailable if you are applying for, or have previously claimed, a heat-pump system grant.
Use a contractor registered with SEAI for heating controls, active on the register both when you apply and when installation takes place. Have a written contract before work starts and obtain any required permissions. If a registered Better Energy Homes contractor works on their own home, only materials qualify; their labour does not.
Companies and other organizations should follow SEAI’s organizational application guidance, which sets out their separate authorization and declaration requirements.
How to apply
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- Choose a registered heating-controls contractor. Individual owners can apply through the official grant page or by post using the application form. You need the home’s 11-digit Meter Point Reference Number (MPRN) from its electricity bill, construction year, dwelling type and contractor details. A One Stop Shop registered to participate in Better Energy Homes can apply for you. If two people apply together on the form, both sign its declaration.
- Obtain grant approval before buying products or starting installation. Direct applicants need SEAI approval; One Stop Shop applicants need their One Stop Shop’s approval, with SEAI retaining the right to approve or reject the grant. For a direct application, accept within 30 days of receiving the offer, using “Accept” online or returning the signed postal acceptance form. For a One Stop Shop application, return its signed acceptance by its prescribed deadline. Missing that deadline means the offer lapses and you must reapply.
- Complete the work, arrange a post-work BER with a registered assessor and return the signed paperwork within eight months from the grant offer’s issue date. Submit the Declaration of Works signed by you, the contractor and BER assessor, plus the Request for Payment form, to info@betterenergyhomes.ie or the postal address in the guide. A Revenue Tax Clearance Certificate is required if grant payments exceed €10,000 in a calendar year.
If work cannot be completed within eight months, completed-work documents with an explanatory cover letter may be considered by SEAI; payment is not guaranteed. SEAI pays after approving the documents. Allow required inspection and remedial work; access is normally required within 14 days of the inspection request unless the inspector accepts exceptional circumstances. Annual funding limits may defer payment, and breaches can lead to repayment.