MaPrimeRénov': suspension of new application submissions from June 23

The Ministry of Housing announced on Tuesday that the submission window for new MaPrimeRénov' grant applications for major energy renovations would close on June 23 and will remain open until "around September 15."

The government had previously announced a suspension "by July 1st," an early date after receiving hundreds of applications per day in June. This suspension does not apply to aid for individual projects or for co-ownerships.

A meeting with professionals in the energy renovation sector was organized on Tuesday by the Ministry of Housing, which presented its ideas for "improving the system's operation."

Among the options for major renovations: lowering the ceilings for work eligible for subsidies, ending a bonus reserved for the most energy-intensive homes, and refocusing on homes deemed "priority," namely energy-wasting homes heated using fossil fuels.

The measures taken regarding energy saving certificates (CEE), financed by businesses, will allow "an additional €250 million in revenue to be added" in 2025 to the financing of comprehensive renovations. The government is "opening up a more general discussion to secure the resources of the National Housing Agency (ANAH)." The government would also like to prioritize "priority actions" for aid concerning individual projects.

Faced with numerous fraud attempts, the government intends to denounce fraudulent Renovation Coaches and agents through "name and shame" and to territorialize these contacts, whose advice is mandatory in large-scale renovation projects. It has deployed an "interministerial anti-fraud task force" to remove fraudsters from the market.

Work is underway with the industry on a "price benchmark" to limit inflated quotes and detect abuses. "We are seeing a sharp increase in the cost of work in 2025 compared to 2024 (+7%) for major renovations, which is out of line with inflation (around 2%)," the ministry said.

Jean-Christophe Repon, president of the building trades union Capeb, is "satisfied" with these announcements and the desire for better "management" of aid for major renovations. "We see that the resources allocated to major renovations are perhaps a little too high to avoid windfall effects and fraud," he said.

He added that the precise parameters of the ceiling and refocusing of aid, already presented to the press on Monday, are "not finalized" and will be the subject of discussions between professionals and the government. A new "consultation meeting" will be organized in mid-July.