Guidance: Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme information

This page contains information about the scheme, including how it works, eligibility criteria, and the funding the scheme provides.

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The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) is part of Project Gigabit, the government’s programme to roll out fast, reliable broadband to homes and businesses that are not included in suppliers’ commercial plans.  

The majority of Project Gigabit delivery is being provided through major contracts, providing subsidies to suppliers to extend their gigabit-capable networks to premises that are unlikely to be reached otherwise. The GBVS is helping people upgrade their broadband connections through localised projects, using small grants allocated to residents and businesses, worth up to £4,500 each, that suppliers can accumulate towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable connections. GBVS projects can only be delivered in areas where there is no Project Gigabit procurement or contract, or existing or planned commercial coverage.

The GBVS closed to new voucher project submissions on 31 August 2026. Delivery is ongoing for existing voucher projects and will continue until the scheme’s planned closure on 31 March 2028, or projects’ agreed end dates, if earlier.

Visit this page for further information about the scheme including eligibility criteria.

Updates to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme information page following the closure of the scheme to new voucher project submissions on 31 August 2026.

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