The SEAI home charger grant is up to €300. You apply first, wait for a Letter of Offer, have a Safe Electric registered electrician fit a charger from SEAI's Smart Charger Register, then send the claim forms within six months. SEAI says payment takes about 4 to 6 weeks once it has every document (SEAI).
Key points
Check these first. Each one is a condition on SEAI's grant page (SEAI).
You don't need to own an electric car yet. SEAI says homeowners and residents can apply whether or not they own an EV, so the offer can be in place before the car arrives.
Have two things ready: your MPRN, the 11-digit number on your electricity bill, and your Eircode.
| Document | Who provides it | Goes to |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of Offer and Payment Request Form link | SEAI | You |
| Installation Details Form | Your electrician | SEAI |
| Certificate Number 3 | Your electrician | Safe Electric Ireland, and a copy with your claim |
| Test Record Sheet | Your electrician | With your claim |
| Invoices for the charger and the installation | Your installer | With your claim |
| Photos of the installed charger | You or the installer | With your claim |
| Signed Payment Request Form with bank details | You | SEAI |
The offer is valid for 6 months, and every document has to be in within 6 months of the offer date. SEAI then allows about 4 to 6 weeks to pay. On the installation side, most installs take 2 to 4 weeks from order, depending on grant approval and demand. Ask your installer for their own lead time before you apply, so the 6 months doesn't run out.
The grant covers up to 100% of the charger and its installation, to a maximum of €300, and invoices for both are required. SEAI says wiring upgrades such as earthing, meter tails or bonding are not grant-eligible. If your fuse board or meter tails need work, that's on top: see the usual costs of these extras on our EV charger installation cost page.
If you can't complete the job within 6 months, SEAI says you can cancel with its cancellation form and reapply later. If the works have already started, carry on with the original application and tell SEAI.
SEAI has an application status checker. You need your email address and either your MPRN or your EVHC application ID. SEAI's emails can land in junk, so check there before chasing.
Companies can apply on a resident's behalf once they have registered with SEAI, using their company name, contact details and CRO number. Both the company and the resident receive the Letter of Offer, and the resident gets an email asking them to sign to verify the claim. The grant is only approved where the beneficiary is a private individual.
Do not let anyone start work before the start date on your Letter of Offer. SEAI treats spending before that date as ineligible, and work done before an offer is issued doesn't qualify at all. Our grant check takes about forty seconds.
Tell us where you are. We come back with a fixed written price, and the Safe Electric registered contractor we introduce you to knows the SEAI steps.
No cost, no obligation. We price the job and introduce you to a Safe Electric registered electrical contractor. We are not an electrical contractor ourselves.
Apply online to SEAI first. After the Letter of Offer arrives, have a Safe Electric registered electrician fit a charger from the Smart Charger Register, then send the Payment Request Form with Certificate Number 3, the Test Record Sheet, invoices and photos within 6 months of the offer (SEAI).
About 4 to 6 weeks after SEAI receives all the documents, according to SEAI. It pays by electronic transfer.
No. Work done before a grant offer is issued is ineligible, and spending before the start date on the Letter of Offer doesn't count.
The signed Payment Request Form with bank details, Certificate Number 3, the Test Record Sheet, the invoices for the charger and the installation, and photos of the installed charger. Your electrician also completes the Installation Details Form.
Use SEAI's application status checker with your email and either your MPRN or your EVHC application ID. Check your junk folder for SEAI emails too.
