Advertisement

France increases to €9,000 grants for property owners

Author thumbnail
France increases to €9,000 grants for property owners
A French pensioner adjusts her radiator. The government has announced extra funding to replace fossil fuel-powered boilers with eco-friendly alternatives. (Photo by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP)

A French scheme to provide financial aid to property owners seeking to replace oil and gas boilers with eco-friendly alternatives has been extended, with grants of up to €9,000 now available.

Advertisement

The French government will increase the amount of money available to replace gas and oil-powered boilers through the MaPrimeRenov' scheme, part of a package of measures announced by Prime Minister Jean Castex on Wednesday

Environment Minister Barbara Pompili said that from April 15th, some households would be able to benefit from an extra €1,000 to "accelerate the replacement of fossil fuel-powered boilers with renewable heating solutions", such as heat pumps and biomass heaters. 

It will no longer be possible to use state funding to replace a gas boiler with another, more efficient gas boiler. 

This brings the total state aid available for replacing boilers up to €9,000. 

 

Who can benefit? 

The funding for boiler replacement is available through the MaPrimeRenov' scheme - which is available to anyone who owns property in France. 

Applicants for funding do however need a French numéro fiscal (tax number) and a copy of their latest tax declaration, which means those who do not file the annual tax declaration in France are effectively excluded. 

You can only apply for funding if your property is more than two years old. 

The amount of money you could receive depends on a range of criteria including: household income; the number of people living in the household; and the location of the property. 

You can read more about the MaPrimeRenov' scheme HERE

Advertisement

Why is the government doing this? 

The move essentially allows France to faire d'une pierre deux coups - hit two birds with one stone.

One one hand, it will allow the country to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions in the face of the global climate crisis. 

On the other, it allows France to reduce its dependency on Russian gas - which has become a government priority ever since the invasion of Ukraine.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the government would target and end to dependency on Russian energy by 2027. The construction of new nuclear plants announced in February will also assist in reaching this objective.

You can read more about the government's measures to insulate the French economy from the war in Ukraine HERE

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also