Can I get a grant for external wall insulation?

External Wall Insulation (sometimes referred to as house wrapping insulation) is the best way to insulate your walls. External wall insulation can add 100-150 mm of rigid insulation to the exterior walls of your house, giving complete coverage and avoiding any cold bridges.

Is there a grant for new/replacement windows?

Yes – window replacement grants are available under the SEAI’s One Stop Shop facility. The values below apply to various properties.

What grants are available for home improvements?

There are a number of grant options for home energy upgrades. Check out our ultimate guide to all of the SEAI Grants available to homeowners.

Best Home Improvement Grants in Ireland

Home energy upgrades not only make your home more comfortable, they can also make it more energy efficient, in turn reducing your energy costs and carbon emissions. In order to make retrofitting a possibility for many homeowners, the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) offers a variety of home improvement grants which contribute to retrofitting costs, depending on the type of upgrade process you decide upon.

What types of home upgrade grants are available to me?
There are a number of ways to plan and manage your home energy upgrade and grant applications.

Individual Energy Upgrade Grants are the solution for homeowners who want to manage the upgrade process themselves. This option offers a selection of individual grants for home energy upgrades which are part funded with SEAI grants, up to 80% of the cost of the upgrade for a typical family home. Individual Energy Upgrade Grants are suitable for homeowners who want:
- to manage their own project
- to apply for the grant themselves
- to pay for full cost of works and claim grants afterwards

There are six grant options available to homeowners who wish to manage upgrades themselves – Attic Insulation, Wall Insulation, Heating Controls, Heat Pump, Solar Thermal and Solar PV. Despite being more in charge of this grant, you still need to wait for the approval of the grant before starting the project.

One Stop Shop Grants are the solution for homeowners who want to carry out more than one retrofitting solution at a time and who wish to have the entire upgrade process managed for them, by professionals, from start to finish. One Stop Shop Grants provide up to 50% off the total cost.
Free Energy Upgrades formerly known as the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme, provides free energy-efficient home upgrades for homeowners that receive certain welfare payments.

How much home energy grants are worth?

The following Individual Energy Upgrade Grants are available to homeowners. Remember, if you are considering an Individual Energy Upgrade Grant, you must have grant approval in place before you commence works.

Grant Name	What is it?	Type or Property	Grant Value
Attic Insulation	The most cost-effective option as a starting point.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€800 €1,200 €1,300 €1,500
Cavity Wall Insulation Grant	Cavity walls are injected from the outside with insulation.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€700 €800 €1,200 €1,700
Internal Insulation Grant (Dry Lining)	Insulation boards are fixed to the inside of external walls.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€1,500 €2,000 €3,500 €4,500
External Wall Insulation Grant (The Wrap)	Insulating materials are fixed to the outer surface of external walls.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€3,000 €3,500 €6,000 €8,000
SEAI Heating Controls Upgrade			€700
Solar Water Heating Grant (Homes built and occupied before 2021)			€1,200
Air to Water heat pump system (Homes built and occupied before 2021)	The most common heat pump system extracts heat from external air using an outside unit.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace/Semi-detached/End of terrace/Detached house	€4,500 €6,500
Ground Source to Water heat pump system	Uses the earth as a source of renewable heat.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace/Semi-detached/End of terrace/Detached house	€4,500 €6,500
Exhaust Air to Water heat pump system	Similar to air to water but includes mechanical extract ventilation and heat recovery from the property.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace/Semi-detached/End of terrace/Detached house	€4,500 €6,500
Water to Water heat pump system	Uses open water, such as lakes, rivers or streams, as a heat source.	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace/Semi-detached/End of terrace/Detached house	€4,500 €6,500
Air to Air heat pump system (Homes built and occupied before 2021)	This system distributes heat through air units. They do not provide hot water.	Apartment (any)/Mid-Terrace/Semi-detached/End of terrace/Detached house	€3,500
Solar PV grant			€900 per kWp up to 2kWp *This equates to €1800 for 2kWp solar panels
			€300 for every additional kWp up to 4kWp * This equates to €2100 for 3kWp solar panels €2400 for 4kWp solar panels

The following One Stop Shop Grants are available to homeowners. You can access a wider range of grants using a One Stop Shop than if you were to manage the project yourself.

Grant Name	Type of Property	Grant Value
Heat Pump System	All other properties Apartments	€6,500 €4,500
Central Heating System for Heat Pump	All other properties Apartments	€2,000 €1,000
Heat Pump Air to Air	All properties	€3,500
Heating controls	All properties	€700
Launch bonus for reaching B2 with a Heat Pump	All properties	€2,000
Solar Hot Water	All properties	€1,200
Attic insulation	Apartment (any) Mid -Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached House	€800 €1,200 €1,300 €1,500
Rafter Insulation	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€1,500 €2,000 €3,000 €3,000
Cavity wall insulation	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€700 €800 €1,200 €1,700
Internal Insulation (Dry Lining)	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€1,500 €2,000 €3,500 €4,500
External Wall Insulation (The Wrap)	Apartment (any) Mid-Terrace Semi-detached or end of terrace Detached house	€3,000 €3,500 €6,000 €8,000

Find more information on the various types of grants available under the One Stop Shop.

Who is eligible for a home improvement grant?

All homeowners, including landlords, whose homes were built and occupied before 2011 can apply. This ‘built and occupied before’ date is defined as the date your electricity meter was installed.
Grants will only be issued once per property for each of the specific types of work implemented. Essentially, this means that any property which previously availed of wall insulation via the Better Energy Homes scheme, or any other government scheme, cannot receive additional support for further wall insulation works.
Your home should not have previously received any home improvement grants for the same improvement.

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How to apply for the grants?
The procedure to apply for home improvement grants is straightforward and easy to understand. You can download the SEAI Grant Application form here.

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