{
 "id": "bus_grant_off_the_price",
 "name": "How the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant is paid",
 "category": "heat_pump_cost",
 "value_num": null,
 "display": "The installer applies and the grant comes off your price",
 "unit": "scheme rule",
 "period_start": "2026-04-28",
 "period_end": null,
 "period_kind": "data",
 "deadline": null,
 "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/boiler-upgrade-scheme-statistics-august-2026",
 "source_org": "DESNZ, Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics August 2026, Scheme background",
 "checked_at": "2026-10-02",
 "recheck_by": "2026-11-05",
 "history": [],
 "public_note": "You do not pay the full price and claim the grant back. Your installer applies, Ofgem checks with you that the installer is acting for you, and the grant is paid to the installer. Since April 2026 installers must take it off the upfront price, so what you pay is the cost of the job less the grant.",
 "next": null,
 "url": "https://hearthsum.co.uk/api/bus_grant_off_the_price.json"
}