MaPrimeRénov: submission of new applications suspended from June 23

The Ministry of Housing announced on Tuesday, June 17, that the submission window for new MaPrimeRénov grant applications for major energy renovations would close on June 23 and continue until "around September 15."

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

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

Among the hypotheses concerning large-scale renovations: the reduction of ceilings for work eligible for a subsidy, the cessation of a bonus reserved for the most energy-intensive housing and the refocusing on housing deemed "priority", namely energy sieves 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 interlocutors, 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 also 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, said he was "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 State. A new "consultation meeting" will be organized in mid-July.