The State is injecting 2 billion euros to facilitate thermal renovation
The recovery plan for 2021 and 2022 provides for a budget of two billion euros so that as many people as possible benefit from the thermal renovation bonus.
Following the concerns expressed by professionals in the sector, the State reacted. Their turnover has already been considerably affected by the containment due to the pandemic. Their fear was that their clients would postpone the work further to 2021 in order to take advantage of the tax advantage. Of course, the economic consequences would have been very serious, depriving the specialists of any activity for a few months.
It is for these reasons that the government concluded that the premium would cover work undertaken as of 1er October. A measure that should reassure this sector, especially since it should interest all households considering this work.
The government has even decided to make it available to people combining different types of work as part of a comprehensive renovation, on condition that the energy improvement amounts to at least 55%.
Who is affected by the MaPrimeRenov ‘device?
The measure will apply to all households. These will be divided into four categories, from the most modest to the most privileged. The less well-off households will have aid equivalent to 90% of the amount of energy renovation work. Then, there are three other sections for which the rate of assumption of responsibility of the works will be of 75%, 60% or 40%.
The amount of assistance may change depending on the location of the accommodation. Ile-de-France should benefit from an adapted scale, for example.
A bonus could be added in the case of the renovation of the most energy-consuming homes, so that they are no longer considered as thermal sieves.
Emmanuelle Wargon, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Ecological Transition in charge of Housing, also spoke of the installation of a pellet boiler, for which the participation could amount to 10,000 euros.
From October 5, an online calculation simulator will allow you to know the amount of aid to which you can claim.
Finally, these measures will also extend to landlord owners, concerning leased accommodation or condominiums. In this case, it will not be conditioned. The objective is to improve the energy situation of the habitat of the private rental stock.
The new version of MaPrimeRenov ‘before 2021
Since 2020, MaPrimeRenov ‘replaces the CITE, whose main characteristic was the access reserved for the most modest. However, they did not necessarily have the budget to embark on energy renovations.
The new version will replace the current system and will apply to all work initiated from 1er October. It will therefore precede the final vote on the 2021 finance law which will take place during the month of December. The premium concerns the change of boiler and the insulation of the dwellings.
The cabinet of the Minister of Action and Public Accounts, through the voice of its director, Olivier Dussopt, informed that the estimates drawn up and signed from 1er October will benefit from this premium, new version. The work must be completed or invoiced from 1er January 2021. This confirms the information provided by Emmanuelle Wargon, Minister responsible for housing.
As a result, it seems that the work started during the last quarter of 2020 and which is the subject of first payments to honor the signed estimate will be eligible for the premium. This will be taken into account on the income for 2021 that you will declare in 2022.
This will be ratified during the budget discussion of the finance law in parliament.
The objective of this bonus: to put an end to thermal strainers
There is no doubt, and the observation is edifying, many homes are still very poorly insulated. This is what the SeLoger group noticed after analyzing the announcements on its site where energy consumption levels are present, between January and August 2020. It has established a ranking of the largest cities, with the most housing energy intensive.
Paris comes first with 12% thermal strainers, followed closely by Saint-Denis (11%) and Dijon (11%), as well as Rennes (6%). On the other hand, cities like Perpignan, Montpellier or Angers, are rather well classified with only 1% of energy-consuming housing.
Another device to support thermal renovation, the CEE, Energy Saving Certificate, already had a bonus for the most modest households. It is the energy companies who pay for it, by purchasing EWCs in order to reduce energy consumption.
The EWC system is maintained with increased control. Indeed, it has been observed a lot of fraud and abuse, as with the insulation for 1 euro or the boiler for 1 euro. Telephone canvassing should also be prohibited.
Finally, in the recovery plan, 6.7 billion euros should be devoted to energy renovation, all aid combined.