@Gavin John Hyde has mentioned that the £350 grant is ending in March 2022. Could you post a link to this if possible Gavin?
Just wondered what peoples thoughts are on how this will effect whether a customer chooses an OZEV registered electrician or one who is not registered? At present I would think the vast majority of domestic customers choose the former so as to get the £350, but when that ends will they be bothered? Will there be any incentive or regulation for a customer to use an OZEV registered?
Dear all,
Following the recent announcement of up to £50m of funding to support the rollout of home and workplace chargers (see
here) we are writing about our plans to transform the EVHS to target people in rented and leasehold accommodation. This communication provides more details on what these mean for you and your customers.
The existing scheme will run for a further year until 31 March 2022, by which time we expect the market to have reached sufficient maturity to operate effectively without Government intervention. Thereafter the scheme will focus solely on rental and leasehold properties (especially flats) where charging provision is currently more limited and potentially more challenging to secure. The objective of the reformed EVHS is to stimulate demand in the rental and leasehold sectors, and help ensure people living in such accommodation are also able to access EV charging provision at home.
The transformation of EVHS will come in two parts:
- A new digital platform will be launched for the revised EVHS in the second half of this year. It will permit people in rental and leasehold accommodation to continue to access EVHS funds and additionally allow non-resident landowners of such properties to apply on behalf of their tenants/leaseholders. An additional fund will also be made available to help with the cost of ducting for people in multiunit occupancy buildings (such as apartment blocks). We will provide you with more updates as the digital build of the platform progresses.
- The current EVHS support for owner occupied single unit housing will continue until 31 March 2022 after which date support will focus solely on rental and leasehold properties. We are currently considering how to most effectively administer the existing EVHS scheme for its final year. We will either digitalise the current EVHS platform so that all new applications are run from it in the autumn, or continue with the current platform until the 31st of March 2022. Under both options installers will have over a year to prepare for the change.
We are liaising with industry bodies, such as the REA, on how to transition the current EVHS. If you wish to express an opinion on whether it is worthwhile transitioning the current paper-based scheme over to the digital platform, please email the REA at
[email protected]. Alternatively, you can fill in a survey on proposed changes to the EVHS at this link:
Questions for installers - https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/D4035V/. We will let you know our approach once we have completed the consultation and fully evaluated the options.
Finally, following some useful feedback, we have taken the decision to remove the clause in the EVHS guidance which prevents chargepoint installer company employees from benefitting from the EVHS grant. Please resubmit any applications that might previously have been rejected for this reason for approval.
Kind regards,
The OZEV chargepoint grants team
FAQ
Would installers apply on behalf of customers, or would customers apply for a voucher code, akin to the WCS?
The digital platform would aim to be more user centric. It would probably mirror the system used in WCS where customers apply for a voucher and this is then redeemed once an installation is complete, however it is too early to provide more details.
When would the transition to the digital platform take place?
OZEV anticipate that this will be Autumn 2021, but cannot provide a more exact date until after the initial scoping phases of the build have been complete, as it will need to be successfully designed, built and tested.
How will resubmissions be submitted?
For claims submitted under the current EVHS platform, resubmissions would continue to be submitted as they currently are.
What would the timeline be to close the scheme to resubmissions?
The timeline for ending the current EVHS to resubmissions will be the end date plus 13 months (one month to receive new applications and then 12 months for resubmissions).
