The year 2024 started with significant restrictions for obtaining MaPrimeRenov’. Faced with the sudden drop in demands, the government backtracks and extends the relaxations initially planned until the end of 2024. A decree and an order published on December 5 detail these new provisions which profoundly change the energy renovation landscape for 2025.
Owners of thermal strainers regain access to aid
The most anticipated news concerns owners of housing classified F and G. While they initially had to embark on a comprehensive renovation to obtain aid, they will now be able to benefit from MaPrimeRenov’ for isolated work until December 31, 2025. This decision reflects an awareness of the difficulties encountered by many households in financing large-scale, often very costly, renovations.
The DPE (Energy Performance Diagnosis) will no longer be mandatory to compile a file before 2026. An administrative simplification which should speed up the process for many owners. This measure demonstrates a desire for flexibility in the face of the technical and financial constraints of the renovation work.
Significant changes in project financing
The system is also evolving on a financial level. Households with “very modest” resources will see the maximum amount of advances drop from 70% to 50% in the context of renovations by gesture. A modification which could impact the ability of certain households to start their work.
Households with higher incomes are not spared from these adjustments. The “Accompanied Pathway” is undergoing a significant reduction in its aid rates. For a gain in two energy classes, the rate goes from 30% to 10%. Projects allowing a gain of three classes will see their aid reduced from 35% to 15%. Same observation for the most ambitious renovations (gain of four classes or more) where the rate drops from 35% to 20%.
As for heating equipment, installations running on wood or biomass suffer an average drop of 30% in packages. This reduction is part of a logic of redirecting aid towards other heating solutions more in line with environmental objectives such as the use of electricity
An opening towards induced work
The year 2025 also brings its share of good news with the management of induced works. This major development now makes it possible to finance the interventions necessary to carry out the main energy renovation works.
Concretely, when installing a geothermal heat pump, drilling and earthmoving operations may be included in the calculation of the aid. This measure, detailed in the Official Bulletin of Public Finances, responds to a recurring request from professionals and individuals. It allows better consideration of the reality on the ground and the overall costs of renovation projects.
- Housing classified F and G retains access to MaPrimeRenov’ for isolated works until the end of 2025
- Advances and aid rates are revised downwards for several categories of households
- Induced work (earthworks, drilling, etc.) becomes eligible for the system, significantly broadening the scope of covered expenses
