Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in Northern Ireland?

No. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers England and Wales only, and ECO4 covers Great Britain. Northern Ireland has its own schemes: the Affordable Warmth Scheme, the Boiler Replacement Scheme and NISEP.

Is there a boiler grant in Northern Ireland?

Yes, the Boiler Replacement Scheme offers a grant towards replacing an old, inefficient boiler for owner-occupiers below an income threshold. Confirm the current amount and rules with your council or the Housing Executive.

Who runs heating grants in Northern Ireland?

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive and local councils, alongside energy suppliers through NISEP. It is separate from the schemes that run in England, Wales and Scotland.

Northern Ireland

Heating grants in Northern Ireland: your own schemes

Written by Danny Whitfield

Heating and energy writer · Last updated 13 July 2026

Checked against GOV.UK: 10 July 2026 · Last verified: 13 July 2026

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme and ECO4 do not cover Northern Ireland, so the Great Britain grants you read about elsewhere do not apply. Northern Ireland runs its own schemes instead: the Affordable Warmth Scheme, the Boiler Replacement Scheme, and NISEP support through your energy supplier.

Northern Ireland is the exception. The headline UK schemes stop at the Irish Sea, so this page steers you to the NI-specific help rather than collecting your details for grants we cannot arrange there.

The schemes at a glance

Heating grant schemes available in Northern Ireland
Scheme	What it pays	Who it is for
Affordable Warmth Scheme	Funded energy efficiency improvements	Low-income households, via the Housing Executive and councils.
Boiler Replacement Scheme	A grant towards replacing an old, inefficient boiler	Owner-occupiers below an income threshold, with an older boiler.
NISEP	Support delivered through energy suppliers	Varies by supplier and measure.

Checked against GOV.UK: 10 July 2026

Why the UK schemes do not apply here

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers England and Wales, and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) covers Great Britain. Neither extends to Northern Ireland, which sets its own energy policy. So any site offering you the £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme in Northern Ireland is mistaken.

What is available instead

The Affordable Warmth Scheme, run through the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and local councils, funds energy efficiency improvements for lower-income households. The Boiler Replacement Scheme offers a grant towards swapping an old, inefficient boiler for a modern condensing one, subject to an income threshold. NISEP support is delivered through the energy suppliers. Amounts and rules change, so confirm the current position with the Housing Executive or your council.

Where in Northern Ireland this applies

The Northern Ireland schemes are administered across all six counties:

Belfast, Derry and Londonderry, County Antrim, County Down, County Armagh, County Tyrone, County Fermanagh, and everywhere in between.