The honest answer, checked 9 August 2026
Not through a general UK grant for cooling-only AC. The useful distinction is between an air conditioner and an air-to-air heat pump that heats as well as cools. Some eligible heating or whole-home projects can receive public support, but the amount and measures depend on the scheme.
A cooling-only split is not an eligible BUS heat pump. An air-to-air system designed to provide heating may be, if it meets all other scheme rules.
BUS covers England and Wales. Warm Homes: Local Grant is England only. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have separate household energy schemes.
Whole-home programmes usually consider income or benefits, EPC rating, tenure and technical suitability. Qualification can lead to an assessed package, not a cash amount you choose yourself.
England and Wales
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme rate for an eligible residential air-to-air system is £2,500 from 21 July 2026. The installer applies and passes the voucher value on as an upfront discount. Air-to-water and ground-source rates differ.
Read the BUS rules →Eligible homes in England
Warm Homes: Local Grant can support approved measures such as insulation, solar PV, controls and low-carbon heating. Your council or delivery body decides what the property needs and what the programme can fund.
Read the Warm Homes rules →England, Wales
England
England, Wales, Scotland
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Northern Ireland
No general national scheme listed here funds a standalone cooling-only air conditioner. Some whole-home programmes may specify measures after assessment, but you should not assume that ordinary AC will be included.
It can. From 21 July 2026, an eligible residential air-to-air heat pump can receive £2,500 in England and Wales. It must provide heating, replace an eligible existing heating system, use eligible MCS-certified installation and meet the full scheme rules. Cooling-only AC does not qualify.
An approved package can include solar PV, insulation, smart controls and low-carbon heating for eligible homes in England. The delivery body surveys the property and chooses suitable measures, so solar is possible but not guaranteed.
No. Follow the official route and wait for the required approval. Starting work too early can make a project ineligible.
Tell us what you want the system to do and where the property is. We can review the project and look for an installer route. The installer or public scheme confirms final eligibility.
No grant, price or installer match is guaranteed.