{
  "_meta": {
    "description": "SEAI home energy upgrade grant categories and amounts (EUR). Static reference data — community PRs welcome to keep this fresh.",
    "last_verified": "2026-07-11",
    "verified_against": [
      "https://www.seai.ie/news-and-events/news/increased-grant-amounts-for-homeowners",
      "https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/press-releases/minister-obrien-announces-suite-of-new-seai-grant-supports-bringing-energy-upgrades-to-more-and-more-homeowners/"
    ],
    "authoritative_source": "https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants/individual-grants",
    "note": "Amounts change; always confirm on seai.ie before relying on a figure. Entries carry their own verification status."
  },
  "grants": [
    {
      "measure": "Attic insulation",
      "amounts_eur": { "detached": 2000, "semi_detached_or_end_terrace": 1300, "mid_terrace": 1200, "apartment": 800 },
      "effective_from": "2026-02-03",
      "status": "verified 2026-07-11 (National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026)",
      "notes": "First-time buyers: higher fixed grant up to ~€2,500 from 2026-03-02. Qualifying welfare recipients: flat €2,500 from March 2026."
    },
    {
      "measure": "Cavity wall insulation",
      "amounts_eur": { "detached": 1800, "semi_detached_or_end_terrace": 1200, "mid_terrace": 800, "apartment": 700 },
      "effective_from": "2026-02-03",
      "status": "verified 2026-07-11 (National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026)",
      "notes": "Qualifying welfare recipients: flat €2,300 from March 2026."
    },
    {
      "measure": "Heat pump (air-to-water, house)",
      "amounts_eur": { "maximum_total": 12500 },
      "effective_from": "2026-02-03",
      "status": "verified 2026-07-11",
      "notes": "Composed of up to €6,500 heat pump unit + up to €2,000 central heating (radiators/pipework) + €4,000 Renewable Heat Bonus. Apartments: maximum €9,500. Home must reach required heat-loss indicator; technical assessment required."
    },
    {
      "measure": "Solar PV (electricity)",
      "amounts_eur": { "maximum_total": 1800 },
      "effective_from": "2025-01-01",
      "status": "verified 2026-07-11",
      "notes": "€700 per kWp up to 2 kWp, then €200 per kWp up to 4 kWp, capped at €1,800."
    },
    {
      "measure": "Solar water heating",
      "amounts_eur": { "flat": 1200 },
      "status": "verified 2026-07-11"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Heating controls upgrade",
      "amounts_eur": { "flat": 700 },
      "status": "verified 2026-07-11"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Internal wall insulation (dry lining)",
      "amounts_eur": { "detached": 4500, "semi_detached_or_end_terrace": 3500, "mid_terrace": 2800, "apartment": 1600 },
      "status": "NOT re-verified after the Feb 2026 changes — pre-2026 amounts; confirm on seai.ie",
      "notes": "The Feb 2026 announcements did not mention changes to wall insulation; amounts may have changed since."
    },
    {
      "measure": "External wall insulation (the wrap)",
      "amounts_eur": { "detached": 8000, "semi_detached_or_end_terrace": 6000, "mid_terrace": 3500, "apartment": 3000 },
      "status": "NOT re-verified after the Feb 2026 changes — pre-2026 amounts; confirm on seai.ie",
      "notes": "The Feb 2026 announcements did not mention changes to wall insulation; amounts may have changed since."
    },
    {
      "measure": "Windows and doors (enhanced grants)",
      "amounts_eur": null,
      "status": "announced Jan 2026; amounts vary by scheme — see seai.ie",
      "notes": "New enhanced supports announced January 2026; not yet encoded here. PRs welcome."
    },
    {
      "measure": "BER assessment (after works)",
      "amounts_eur": { "flat": 50 },
      "status": "NOT re-verified after the Feb 2026 changes — confirm on seai.ie"
    }
  ]
}