The Workplace Charging Scheme is the UK government’s grant scheme for chargepoints at business premises — the route employers use to part-fund charging for staff and fleets. Its amounts, caps and conditions are revised over time, so, as of October 2026, every figure must be read from the scheme’s current GOV.UK pages, not from a guide. What follows is what it supports, the questions its current text answers, and who holds which paperwork.
Key Takeaways
- The scheme part-funds chargepoints at UK business premises — staff and fleet parking, under its current conditions.
- Amounts, caps and eligibility change between revisions — confirm every figure on the scheme’s current GOV.UK pages before budgeting.
- The employer holds eligibility and the claim; the installer holds exact-model documentation and installation records.
- The model’s GB documentation position and UK market version are confirmed in writing before an application relies on them.
What the Scheme Is For
As a category, the scheme exists to reduce the cost of installing chargepoints at workplaces — premises where employees and business fleets park — not home or public charging, which sit elsewhere. Its own pages set out the three points a budget depends on: who may apply, what it pays toward, and how an application is made and a claim completed. Read them in the current text before any project number is written down — a revised scheme will not honour the old figures. The wider claiming picture is covered in our guides to claiming an EV charger grant and whether the EV charger grant is ending.
The Questions the Current Text Answers
| Question | Where the current scheme text answers it | Why it decides the project |
|---|---|---|
| Who can apply? | The scheme’s eligibility section | Eligibility belongs to the employer and the premises — confirm it before hardware is discussed |
| How much does it pay, and up to what limit? | The scheme’s current payment terms on GOV.UK | Amounts and caps change between revisions; never budget from a remembered figure |
| Which chargepoints qualify? | The scheme’s conditions for the equipment itself | The exact model, its market version and documentation must satisfy the scheme as written — not a seller’s assurance |
| Who must do the installation? | The scheme’s installer conditions | An approved-installer condition in the scheme shapes who you can contract |
| Must approval come before installation? | The scheme’s application and claim sequence | Assume nothing about work already done until the sequence is read |
Two Paperwork Roles: Employer and Installer
The employer holds eligibility and the claim: the application, the premises position, and the applicant’s evidence. The installer holds the product and the work: exact-model documentation for the chargepoint fitted, and the installation records the claim asks for. Two product-side checks belong in writing before a scheme budget relies on any model. First, the model’s Great Britain documentation position — declaration, test reports and marking route for the exact model, as our guide to UKCA vs CE for chargers in Great Britain sets out. Second, whether the model falls inside the Smart Charge Points Regulations 2021 is a scope question answered from the regulations’ own text, per model and use. Earthing and PEN fault protection sit in the IET Code of Practice and the site’s design: the protective arrangement is a written design item, and no EVDANCE unit is claimed to include built-in PEN protection.
Hardware for a UK Workplace Project
The UK-relevant shelf is Type 2. The EV-ACT3204PE is a 22 kW three-phase wallbox with a tethered Type 2 cable, RFID and app access, an IP66 enclosure and CE as its listing states; the EV-ACS3210E is a 32 A Type 2 portable at about 7 kW with IP66. For a scheme-supported project, the UK market version and documentation pack of the exact model are confirmed in writing before the application relies on them. EVDANCE claims no scheme approval for any model; eligibility is always the scheme’s call. EVDANCE was founded in 2011, exports to more than 30 countries and offers a 3-year standard warranty. Project conversations start through contact us or the commercial EV charging page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the Workplace Charging Scheme pay per socket?
This article deliberately quotes no figure: amounts and caps are revised over time, and a stale number is worse than none. The scheme’s GOV.UK pages carry the current amount and limit — check them the day you budget, and save the dated page with the project file.
Can we claim for chargepoints we have already installed?
That turns on the scheme’s application and claim sequence. Read it before assuming either way.
Does the scheme cover charging at employees’ homes?
The scheme is for workplace premises, as its current text defines them. Home installations sit under different arrangements, covered in our claiming an EV charger grant guide.
Related Reading
- How Do I Claim My EV Charger Grant? UK, Ireland and US Explained
- Is the EV Charger Grant Ending? UK, US and Ireland Status in 2026
- UKCA vs CE for EV Chargers Sold in Great Britain
- How to Plan a Workplace EV Charging Program
