Heat pump grant for a semi-detached house
SEAI pays €12,500 for a heat pump on a semi-detached or end-of-terrace house. SEAI’s median cost for this work on this type of home is €16,741, which leaves about €4,241 to pay.
The figures
| Self-managed | One Stop Shop | |
|---|---|---|
| Heat pump (air to water) | €6,500 | €6,500 |
| Radiators and pipework for the heat pump | €2,000 | €2,000 |
| Renewable heat bonus (replacing oil, gas, solid fuel or electric heating) | €4,000 | €4,000 |
| Typical cost (SEAI median) | €16,741 | its own price |
| Left to pay | €4,241 | plus its fees |
A home built before 2007 may also need a technical assessment first; SEAI pays €200 towards it. When you need one
How many homes like this need it
Published BERs for semi-detached houses, by when they were built: the share that already show a heat loss indicator of 2.3 or lower.
| Built | BERs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 8,747 | 9% |
| 1940–1969 | 13,061 | 8% |
| 1970–1989 | 16,301 | 15% |
| 1990–2004 | 27,490 | 52% |
| 2005–2010 | 14,867 | 96% |
| 2011 on | 878 | 99% |
SEAI’s rules for this grant
A heat pump needs a house that holds its heat.
“Your home must be well insulated to benefit from a heat pump.” SEAI: Heat pump systems grant, read 25 Sept 2026
Homes built before 2007 need a technical assessment first, unless a BER shows low heat loss.
“Homes built before 2007: A Technical Assessment is required if you do not have a valid BER assessment or if your BER Assessment indicates your dwelling has a high heat loss.” SEAI: Heat pump systems grant, read 25 Sept 2026
A valid BER with a heat loss indicator of 2.3 or less means no assessment is needed.
“You do not need one if your valid BER says your Heat Loss Indicator is equal to or less than 2.3 W/(K.m2).” SEAI: Heat pump systems grant, read 25 Sept 2026
The bonus is for replacing oil, gas, solid fuel or older electric heating.
“swapping out their existing oil/gas boiler, solid fuel heating system or electric heating system with efficiency ≤ 100%” SEAI: Individual grants: Homeowner Application Guide, read 25 Sept 2026
No heating controls grant alongside or after a heat pump grant.
“The grant is not available if you are applying for, or have previously claimed, a heat pump system grant.” SEAI: Heating upgrade grants (controls), read 25 Sept 2026
VAT is 9% when one business supplies and installs the heat pump system under one contract.
“From 1 January 2025, the supply and installation of a heat pump heating system is taxable at the second reduced rate of Value-Added Tax (VAT).” Source: Revenue: VAT on heat pump heating systems, read 26 Sept 2026
SEAI pays no more than the works cost.
“you cannot receive a grant which exceeds the total cost of works.” SEAI: Heat pump systems grant, read 25 Sept 2026
How to apply
1Get the grant offer first
Apply online to SEAI and wait for the offer before any work starts or materials are bought.
2Choose a registered contractor
The contractor has to be registered with SEAI for this work.
3Accept within 30 days
You have 30 days to accept the offer.
4Finish within eight months
You have eight months from the offer to finish and claim.
5Get a BER after the works
Every claim needs a BER after the works, by a registered BER assessor.
6Claim, and wait for payment
SEAI says to allow 4 to 6 weeks to process the payment.
Where it fits in the order
Grants depend on doing things in the right order. Worked plans for semi-detached houses, by age:
Get the plan for your homeRegistered contractors, by county
7,753 listings on SEAI’s register for this work
Companies on SEAI’s register for heat pump that serve each county. Registration is a fact about paperwork; SEAI does not endorse their work. See them by county
- Carlow376
- Cavan140
- Clare277
- Cork277
- Donegal138
- Dublin354
- Galway236
- Kerry274
- Kildare378
- Kilkenny376
- Laois376
- Leitrim236
- Limerick278
- Longford373
- Louth375
- Mayo237
- Meath377
- Monaghan139
- Offaly376
- Roscommon236
- Sligo236
- Tipperary279
- Waterford278
- Westmeath376
- Wexford377
- Wicklow378