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Updated 23 October 2026. The Danish state gives grants when you replace an old boiler or electric heating with a heat pump. Here are the schemes you can use in 2026.
Status 24 October 2026
Varmepumpepuljen (the heat pump grant scheme) is open for applications again after a short closure due to technical problems with the application portal. Apply before you sign a binding quote.
Varmepumpepuljen: DKK 27,000
You get a grant of DKK 27,000 when you switch to an air-to-water heat pump or a liquid-to-water heat pump (ground source heating). You must meet 5 requirements:
- The house is a year-round home, and you own it yourself.
- The house is currently heated by an oil boiler, gas boiler, electric heating or a biomass boiler, e.g. a wood pellet boiler.
- The house is not in an area with district heating or planned district heating.
- You have not already started the switch. For example, you must not have obtained a binding quote.
- You want an air-to-water heat pump or ground source heating. Air-to-air heat pumps do not qualify for a grant.
On sparenergi.dk you can enter your address and get an indicative answer on whether you can apply. The answer is based on BBR (the Danish Building and Housing Register) and Plandata (the planning database), and you can only be sure once your application has been processed.
Skrotningsordningen: up to DKK 25,000 with a subscription
If you choose a heat pump on a subscription and scrap a gas, oil or wood pellet boiler, up to DKK 25,000 can be granted from Skrotningsordningen (the boiler scrapping scheme). You do not apply yourself. The grant is applied for by, and paid to, an approved supplier, who must give you a better price. You also must not live in an area with district heating or planned district heating.
Other support when you scrap your boiler
- Free disconnection from the gas network: you can avoid the fee of approx. DKK 10,000 for disconnecting from natural gas while the state’s disconnection scheme is open.
- Loans without land registration fee and set-up fee: if you borrow money to replace your boiler, you can save the land registration fee (tinglysningsafgift) of approx. DKK 3,500 and a set-up fee of up to DKK 8,000. Ask your bank about “Fyr dit fyr” (the boiler replacement loan scheme).
- Håndværkerfradrag (tax deduction for home improvement work): up to DKK 9,000 per person in 2026 for the labour cost of installing a heat pump. As a rule, you cannot get both a grant and a deduction for the same project, so check the conditions.
How to do it
- Check on sparenergi.dk whether your address can get a grant.
- Get a heat loss calculation and non-binding quotes. Do not sign a binding quote until you have received a grant approval.
- Apply for the grant via the application portal, where you log in with MitID.
- Once you have received approval, you can order the installation.
- Apply for payment once the heat pump has been installed.
If you are unsure about the model, see our comparison of 11 air-to-water heat pumps, and work out what an air-to-water heat pump costs.
Get a calculation for your house
H-Energi ApS provides a free heat loss calculation and a fixed quote for a complete installation. Get 3 quotes at varmepumpe-lufttilvand.dk (our partner, in Danish).
Sources
- SparEnergi: Varmepumpepuljen (in Danish)
- SparEnergi: Apply for grants (in Danish)
- SparEnergi: Skrotningsordningen (in Danish)
Skal du have varmepumpe? Se vores sammenligning af 11 luft til vand-varmepumper på SCOP og støj.
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