The OZEV Workplace Charge Scheme, in plain English.

The Workplace Charge Scheme (WCS) is the UK government's main grant for commercial EV charging. It pays £350 per socket installed at your workplace - up to 40 sockets, capped at £14,000 per applicant.

Who is eligible?

• UK-registered businesses, charities, and public-sector bodies.
• Off-street parking dedicated to staff or fleet (not customer-facing).
• Must install through an OZEV-authorised installer (VoltArch's panel is).

How the grant maths works

The grant is per socket, not per charger. A dual-socket 22kW unit counts as 2 sockets - so 20 dual-socket units = 40 sockets = the full £14,000 cap. If you only need 8 sockets, you get £2,800.

How to claim

1. Apply for a WCS voucher (we do this for you during the survey).
2. OZEV issues a voucher valid for 6 months.
3. We install within the voucher window.
4. We redeem the voucher and discount it from your invoice.

What it does NOT cover

• Customer-facing chargers (use the destination route - revenue covers the install).
• Supply upgrades or DNO costs (look at the EV Infrastructure Grant for those).
• OCPP back-office subscriptions.