Overview

• Eligibility is refocused on the worst-rated homes (DPE E–G) with priority to very modest households, a reduced eligible-cost ceiling of €40,000, and a new maximum grant of about €32,000 for the very modest bracket.
• Up to 13,000 new applications can be accepted through year-end, with files to be instructed and financially engaged in the first quarter of 2026 subject to the finance law, as the 2025 envelope is largely absorbed by earlier demand.
• During the summer pause, authorities reviewed 25,000 files representing €935 million in potential aid, flagged €36 million in suspected fraud, and withdrew the relevant company approvals.
• Anti-fraud data from 2024 show 26,000 reports on Signal Conso, more than 1,000 inspections by consumer-fraud authorities, 340 sanctions and 140 criminal cases.
• From October 1, DPE oversight tightens with a cap of 1,000 diagnostics per professional per year, reinforced Cofrac accreditation and an official QR code for each diagnostician, while a lawmaker proposes piloting local management of renovation aid to curb fraud.