This page is a plain-English guide to the main SEAI home energy grants in Ireland. If you are searching for home grants Ireland or house grants Ireland, the key thing to understand is that most homeowners are really looking for SEAI home energy grants for upgrades such as attic insulation, wall insulation, windows, heat pumps and solar.
These are the upgrade types most Irish homeowners ask about when they search for home grants in Ireland. The exact grant available depends on the upgrade, the type of home, and current SEAI rules.
Attic insulation is one of the simplest entry-point upgrades. For many older homes, it is also one of the easiest ways to improve comfort with relatively modest homeowner cost after the grant.
Check the official SEAI attic grantWall insulation can mean cavity wall insulation, internal insulation or external insulation. The right route depends heavily on the construction of the home, so wall type matters a lot.
Check the official SEAI wall grantWindows and doors are popular because homeowners can see and feel the difference quickly. From March 2026, SEAI has a dedicated individual windows and doors grant, but the grant still normally covers only part of the package cost.
Check the official SEAI windows and doors grantHeat pumps are one of the biggest single upgrades and can lift BER strongly, but readiness matters. The house fabric, emitters and overall setup affect whether a heat pump is the right fit.
Check the official SEAI heat pump grantSolar has lower percentage grant support than some insulation upgrades, but it is one of the strongest options for cutting electricity bills over the long term and improving BER.
Check the official SEAI solar grantSome homeowners are better served by looking at a whole-home pathway rather than a single measure. If you are planning multiple upgrades, One Stop Shop routes may be relevant too.
Check the SEAI One Stop Shop grantsThese are the current official SEAI grant anchors most relevant to homeowners. HomeGrants.ie uses SEAI median-cost data where SEAI publishes it, and clearly labelled guide ranges where SEAI does not yet publish a matching median. The latest published SEAI median-cost PDF is based on works completed from January to June 2025.
Official SEAI grant values are €2,000 detached, €1,500 semi-detached, €1,400 mid-terrace and €1,100 apartment. Eligible first-time buyers and some qualifying welfare cases can reach €2,500. Latest SEAI median costs are €2,500 detached, €1,983 semi-detached, €2,000 mid-terrace and €2,080 apartment.
Official attic grantCavity wall grants are €1,800 detached, €1,300 semi-detached, €850 mid-terrace and €700 apartment. Internal wall grants rise to €4,500 / €3,500 / €2,000 / €1,500 and external wall grants to €8,000 / €6,000 / €3,500 / €3,000. Latest SEAI medians are about €2,250 / €1,500 / €1,100 / €903 for cavity, €9,000 / €10,532 / €6,530 / €4,095 for internal, and €24,000 / €23,333 / €13,500 / €15,750 for external, which is why the wall route matters so much.
Official wall grantFrom 2 March 2026, the official windows grant is €4,000 detached, €3,000 semi-detached, €1,800 mid-terrace and €1,500 apartment. Doors are €800 each, up to 2. Homes must be built before 2011, have good attic and wall insulation, and meet post-works BER and HLI conditions.
Official windows and doors grantFrom 3 February 2026, the maximum bundled grant is up to €12,500 for houses, €9,500 for apartments and €7,500 for air-to-air systems. The base system grant is up to €6,500 for houses and €4,500 for apartments. Latest SEAI median system costs are €16,000 detached, €16,833 semi-detached, €15,580 mid-terrace and €14,575 apartment.
Official heat pump grantThe 2026 solar grant remains €700 per kWp up to 2kWp, then €200 per additional kWp up to 4kWp, capped at €1,800. Latest SEAI median costs for systems above 4kWp are €10,876 detached, €9,775 semi-detached, €9,400 mid-terrace and €8,600 apartment.
Official solar grantThese focused guides give each major upgrade its own crawlable page, which makes it easier to compare the practical differences between attic insulation, walls, windows and doors, heat pumps and solar.
Understand why attic insulation is often treated as one of the strongest first upgrades in older homes.
Read the attic insulation guideSee why cavity wall, internal insulation and external insulation should not be treated as one blended wall number.
Read the wall insulation guideGet the plain-English version of how homeowners should think about a full windows and doors package.
Read the windows and doors guideUnderstand why the grant matters, but why readiness still decides whether a heat pump path is right.
Read the heat pump guideSee why solar can still be one of the strongest long-term upgrades even when the grant covers a smaller share of the install.
Read the solar guideThese extra pages support broader searches around SEAI grants, grant matching, BER planning and wider upgrade routes in Ireland.
National overview page for homeowners searching the current SEAI grants landscape in Ireland.
Read the SEAI grants 2026 guideCompare the main grant categories and understand which routes homeowners usually check first.
Read the home energy grants guideSee when a multiple-upgrade route may make more sense than treating each grant as a separate job.
Read the One Stop Shop guideUnderstand how Eircode, house type and build year shape the likely grant path.
Read the grant-matching guideLearn the typical sequence homeowners think through when planning a bigger BER improvement.
Read the BER order guideUnderstand why BER improvement can matter beyond grants, especially when comparing some lender products.
Read the green mortgage guidePeople often search for house grants Ireland expecting one simple answer, but grant eligibility usually depends on a few specific details.
The Eircode itself does not decide the grant, but it helps with routing, local follow-up and making the journey more practical. It is also a simple way to start the grant conversation without asking the homeowner to read through multiple government pages first.
If you want the fast version, use the HomeGrants.ie checker. It helps homeowners in Ireland see likely grant support and typical homeowner cost before deciding whether they want follow-up from local SEAI-registered installers.
These are common questions behind searches like home grants Ireland, house grants Ireland and SEAI home grants.
For most homeowners, the main grant route is through SEAI home energy grants. These commonly cover upgrades such as attic insulation, wall insulation, windows and doors, heat pumps and solar.
Not always. People often use the phrase house grants Ireland broadly, but in practice they are usually looking for SEAI home energy grants rather than a general housing grant for any kind of work.
Yes. That is the point of the checker. It gives a likely route based on the details you enter, but the installer should still confirm the exact grant and final eligibility.
You can move through the checker first and only submit your details if you want relevant local SEAI-registered installers to contact you about the upgrades you chose.