Regulatory news — September 2025 | Decree No. 2025-956 of 8 September 2025
MaPrimeRénov' is a French government grant launched on 1 January 2020. It encourages owner-occupiers and landlords to carry out energy-efficiency renovation work on homes built at least 15 years ago (or 2 years ago in France's overseas territories).
It comes in two schemes: the "single-measure" scheme (parcours par geste) for individual works (capped at €20,000 over 5 years), and the "assisted" scheme (parcours accompagné) for large-scale renovations.
Published in the Journal officiel (France's official gazette) on 9 September 2025, a decree and two ministerial orders (arrêtés) amend both schemes. Here are the key points.
1. Assisted scheme — Changes from 30 September 2025
The new rules apply to all applications submitted from 30 September 2025. As a reminder: new applications had been suspended since 23 June 2025, with a quota limited to 13,000 new applications until the end of 2025.
Caps on eligible works (excl. VAT)
| Energy performance certificate (DPE) classes gained | Before 30 September 2025 | After 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 2-class gain | €40,000 | €30,000 |
| 3-class gain | €55,000 | €40,000 |
| Gain of 4 classes or more | €70,000 | €40,000 |
Funding rates (after the reform, from 30 September 2025)
| DPE gain | Very low income | Low income | Middle income | Higher income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 classes | 80% | 60% | 45% | 10% |
| 3 classes or more | 80% | 60% | 45% | 10% |
"Energy sieve exit" bonus abolished. The 10% top-up granted to homes moving from an F or G rating to D or better (known as « sortie de passoire ») has been permanently abolished.
Narrower eligibility. The assisted scheme is now reserved for homes rated E, F or G before works. Properties rated C or D are excluded.
Energy audit. The audit remains mandatory. From 1 January 2026, owners will be able to supplement their audit with a certificate confirming the change of DPE class.
Ubat criterion abolished. The low heat-loss requirement (the Ubat coefficient, which measures a building envelope's overall heat loss) for renovations achieving a 4-class gain has been abolished.
2. Single-measure scheme — Exclusions from 1 January 2026
Several types of work will no longer be eligible for the "single-measure" flat-rate grant for applications submitted from 1 January 2026:
- Automatically or manually fed boilers running on wood or other biomass.
- Insulation of front or gable walls, whether external or internal.
Access to the single-measure scheme for detached houses rated F and G is extended until 31 December 2026.
The exemption allowing applicants not to include a "heating" measure is extended until 31 December 2026.
The requirement to provide a DPE is postponed until 1 January 2027.
3. Advance payments and capping rates
Advance payments remain available for very low-income households: up to 70% of the estimated grant for the assisted scheme, and 50% for the single-measure scheme.
The capping rate (taux d'écrêtement) sets the minimum share of the cost that remains payable by the beneficiary (assisted scheme):
- Very low-income households: 0%
- Low-income households: 10%
- Middle-income households: 20%
- Higher-income households: 50%
4. Éco-PTZ — Harmonised technical criteria
From 1 January 2026, for the éco-PTZ (a zero-interest loan for energy-efficiency work), the minimum thermal resistance for wall insulation is standardised at 3.7 m².K/W, whether the insulation is internal or external.
In short — the key takeaways
Caps on eligible works fall significantly, funding rates drop for higher-income households, and the assisted scheme now focuses on the least energy-efficient homes (rated E, F or G).
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Article based on Decree No. 2025-956 of 8 September 2025 and the SNPI members' bulletin (September 2025; SNPI is France's national union of real estate professionals). For official information: www.maprimerenov.gouv.fr