Energy grant for detached house owners: up to 60,000 SEK
As of 9:00 a.m. today, September 1, it is possible to apply for the government grant for energy efficiency in detached houses, known as the "villa effect." Applications are submitted via the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's (Boverket) e-service. The grant covers 30 percent of material costs for approved measures, and you can receive a maximum of 60,000 SEK per detached house.
Read the terms and conditions before applying, as two exceptions exclude many houses. Grants are not provided for detached houses connected to a district heating network, nor for houses with a valuation year later than 1989. Check your house's valuation year before planning a renovation based on the grant. Approved measures apply to the climate shell and heating system: additional insulation, windproofing, additional glazing, and the replacement of windows or doors, heat recovery in ventilation, switching to water-borne heating, and the installation of a ground-source heat pump, air-to-water heat pump, lake or geothermal heat pump, or pellet boiler. Standard air-source heat pumps are not covered.
Three details often determine whether an application is approved. Firstly, the grant is retroactive: measures started on or after October 17, 2025, are eligible, but the application must be submitted within six months of the start of the measure. Secondly, grants already paid out during the previous round from 2023 to 2025 count toward the maximum amount of 60,000 SEK, and grants can be paid out a maximum of two times per house. Thirdly, the "villa effect" only subsidizes materials, not labor. This means you can do the work yourself and still get 30 percent of the material cost back, and the grant can be combined with the ROT tax deduction, which instead subsidizes the labor cost.
Practical advice: save all invoices and receipts, and ensure that the material cost is listed separately from the labor cost on the invoice. Without this breakdown, the application will be difficult to verify. The application is sent to the County Administrative Board in the county where the house is located, and it is the County Administrative Board that processes the case and answers questions about the grant. The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning is responsible for the e-service, pays out the granted funds, and handles appeals of the County Administrative Board's decisions. Once the measure is complete, you must also apply for payment separately; the initial application alone is not sufficient.