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Heat pumps

Heat pump grants in Scotland

Heat pumps are the technology most consistently supported by domestic funding in Scotland. Support may be available subject to scheme criteria, the property's fabric and heating system, and approval by the funding body.

A heat pump is a whole-house decision, not a box swap. The survey, the emitter sizing and the electrical supply decide whether it performs — and whether the funded measure is worth installing at all.

Most consistent domestic route

Home Energy Scotland grant and loan

Decided by

Heat loss calculation and emitter sizing

Often required first

Fabric improvement and insulation

Electrical side

Supply capacity, dedicated circuit, controls

Routes that may support clean heating

Each card is generated from our central funding database. Where a window has closed, it says so — we do not present a closed scheme as open.

Energy supplier obligation

Details pending confirmation

Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and supplier schemes

Energy suppliers are obliged to deliver a proportion of energy-efficiency improvements to eligible homes, and some suppliers run their own additional schemes. Eligibility and the measures offered sit with the supplier and the scheme rules.

Designed for
Homeowner, Tenant, Landlord
Potential support
Set by the obligation and by each supplier's own offer.
Key considerations
Eligibility is determined by the supplier obligation rules in force at the time, the property, the heating system and, in some routes, household circumstances. Suppliers and their agents assess and approve.

Government grant and interest-free loan

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Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan

The Scottish Government's main domestic route for clean heating and energy efficiency, administered through Home Energy Scotland. Grant support and interest-free loan funding may be available for qualifying measures, and the funding body - not Greentech - decides eligibility.

Designed for
Homeowner, Landlord
Potential support
Grant and loan levels are set by the funding body and vary by measure. Confirm the current published levels with Home Energy Scotland.
Key considerations
Scottish homeowners and some landlords, where the property and the proposed measure meet the scheme's own technical rules. An assessment and a quote from an eligible installer normally form part of the process.

Government loan

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Home Energy Scotland landlord support

Loan and grant routes for landlords improving the energy performance of let property in Scotland, delivered through Home Energy Scotland under the same scheme rules as the domestic routes.

Designed for
Landlord, Business
Potential support
Set by the funding body and varies by measure and property.
Key considerations
Landlords of eligible Scottish property, where the measure and the property meet the scheme's technical rules. Energy Performance Certificate conditionality can apply to let property.

Government fuel-poverty programme

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Warmer Homes Scotland

A Scottish Government programme aimed at households living in, or at risk of, fuel poverty. It provides a package of heating and insulation improvements through a national delivery contractor, following the programme's own assessment.

Designed for
Homeowner, Tenant
Potential support
The package is defined by the programme, not by Greentech.
Key considerations
Households in Scotland who meet the programme's eligibility conditions, which are assessed by the scheme. The programme has its own survey and delivery rules, and its own appointed installation contractor.

What you need to know

How the support works

Domestic heat pump support in Scotland normally involves a grant towards the measure and, where available, interest-free loan funding for the balance or for additional measures. The household applies, and a quote from an eligible installer supports it.

Because the funding body assesses the application, timescales are set by them rather than by us. We plan the installation around the approval, not the other way round.

What the property needs before a heat pump

A heat pump runs at lower flow temperatures than a boiler, so it needs a building that holds heat and emitters that can release it at those temperatures. Where that is not true, the honest answer is that fabric work comes first.

  • Room-by-room heat loss calculation
  • Radiator and underfloor emitter sizing at the design flow temperature
  • Hot water cylinder position, size and recovery
  • Insulation, draught-proofing and ventilation strategy
  • Electrical supply capacity and a dedicated supply for the unit

Why the electrical assessment is not optional

Heat pumps are a continuous, weather-dependent load, and many Scottish properties have a supply that is already close to its limit. Upgrading a supply takes time and involves the network operator, so it belongs in the plan from the start rather than at commissioning.

Heat pumps

Ask about heat pump funding and suitability

Tell us the property, the current heating and whether any insulation work has been done. We will set out the technical position and the routes worth checking.

We use your details to respond to this enquiry only. We do not apply for funding on your behalf, and we do not decide whether you are eligible.

Questions we are asked about funding

More answers about how we work

A scheme not listed here?

We only publish routes we can point to a source for. If you have seen funding mentioned elsewhere, send it to us and we will check the current position rather than guess.

Ask us to check it

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