Overview
- The draft 2026 finance bill would trim the chèque énergie by €225 million after its reduction from €900 million to €720 million in 2025, pending parliamentary approval, and associations are organizing a Nov. 18 mobilization to oppose the cut.
- The association of local authorities FNCCR warns that more than 1.5 million households could lose access to the voucher, which averages about €143 a year, if the cut is enacted.
- The national energy ombudsman reports 36% of people struggled to pay gas or electricity bills over the past year and 35% say they suffer from the cold, a sharp rise from 2024.
- ONPE counts 3.1 million households in formal energy poverty in 2023, or 10.1% of households, compared with 3.2 million in 2022.
- Renovation aid has been weakened after a summer suspension of MaPrimeRénov’ and a relaunch with lower subsidies, as 12.7% of primary residences are rated energy‑inefficient as of January 1, 2025.