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Thinking about a heat pump? Read this before you apply.

A free guide to the SEAI heat pump grant, now worth up to €14,500 for a house: how much you can get, whether your house qualifies, and what you’ll pay once the grant comes off.

The cover of the Heat Pump Grant Guide Ireland, worth up to €14,500, with a heat pump outside a house

What’s in the guide

14 short sections over 18 pages, in the order you’ll need them: from what the grant is made of to what a heat pump costs to run.

  1. 01

    The breakdown of the grant

    Three grants in one application, and why €14,500 is a ceiling, not a fixed amount.

  2. 02

    Does my home qualify?

    The five things that have to be true, plus apartments, landlords, newer homes and old heat pumps.

  3. 03

    Is my home heat pump ready?

    The heat loss number SEAI checks, where to find yours, and whether you need a Technical Assessment.

  4. 04

    What to do if my home loses too much heat

    The insulation, window and door grants, and which upgrades to do first.

  5. 05

    The types of heat pump

    Air to water, ground source, water to water, exhaust air and air to air, and which suits which home.

  6. 06

    How to apply

    Doing it yourself or through a One Stop Shop, the eight steps in order, and the three deadlines.

  7. 07

    What to watch out for

    Six things that cost people some or all of the grant.

  8. 08

    How much will it cost me to install?

    SEAI's median job costs, and two sample quotes broken down line by line.

  9. 09

    What to look for in an installer and a quote

    The questions to ask, what a quote should tell you, and when to walk away.

  10. 10

    What installation involves

    The four stages of an install, what goes where, planning permission and noise.

  11. 11

    Living with a heat pump

    The habits that keep a heat pump cheap to run.

  12. 12

    How much will it cost me to run?

    A rough yearly bill for a small, mid-sized and larger home, and what decides yours.

  13. 13

    Savings and impact over time

    Running costs against oil and gas boilers over a year and over ten years, and the carbon saved.

  14. 14

    Where to go from here

    Three next steps, and where to check the rules before you act.

A look inside

Plain English, real figures and no sales pitch. Tables, sample quotes and checklists you can use when you talk to an installer.

  • Page 1 of the guide: a bar showing the €10,500, €2,000 and €2,000 parts of the grant, and a table of the maximum by type of heat pump.
    The grant, broken down
  • The How to apply page: the two ways to apply, then eight numbered steps from checking your heat loss to getting paid.
    Every step, in order
  • The savings page: a bar chart of yearly running costs for a heat pump against modern and older oil and gas boilers.
    What it costs to run

Why we wrote it

There’s up to €14,500 available towards a heat pump, but getting it means working through BER ratings, heat loss checks, lists of registered installers and two separate ways to claim.

Most of the advice online comes from companies who want to install one for you. We don’t sell or install heat pumps. We wrote this so you know how the process works before you start talking to anyone who does.

Common questions

How much is the heat pump grant?

Since October 2026, up to €14,500 for a house and €11,500 for an apartment. It’s three grants claimed in one application: up to €10,500 for the heat pump, up to €2,000 for radiators or underfloor heating, and €2,000 for removing your old heating system. Whether you get all three depends on your installer’s design and on what you’re replacing.

Does my house qualify?

You need to own it, it has to have been built and occupied before 2021, it needs an MPRN, it can’t have had an SEAI heat pump grant already, and it has to pass the heat loss test, or pass it once you upgrade it. The guide explains the heat loss test and what to do if your home doesn’t pass yet.

What will it cost after the grant?

It depends on your house. SEAI’s median cost for a grant-aided heat pump job from January to June 2026 was €17,000 for a detached house, €16,741 for a semi-detached or end of terrace and €9,025 for an apartment, before the grant. The guide breaks down two sample quotes line by line, so you can see how the grant comes off.

Should I apply myself or use a One Stop Shop?

Apply yourself and you choose the contractor, usually pay them in full, and SEAI pays the grant to you after the work. An SEAI-registered One Stop Shop applies for you, manages the job and takes the grant off your bill upfront, so ask what they charge.

Can I start the work first and claim afterwards?

No. You need grant approval before any work begins or any materials are bought, and the work has to be done by a contractor on SEAI’s register. Start early and the grant is gone.

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