2. Home Improvement Grants in France

1. Housing Improvement Agency
2. Eligible Persons
3. Eligible Properties
4. Eligible Works
5. Level of Grant
6. Application Process

2.2. Who is Eligible for a French Home Improvement Grant?

For those owner-occupiers on a low or 'modest' income it is possible to access grants through MaPrimeRénov' Décent whose rules are considered on these pages.

There is a separate grant system for landlords, which is not means tested, called Habitat Mieux. See Section 5 (Level of Grant) of this guide for more information.

A separate grant that is also available is through a scheme called 'Ma Prime Renov', which you can read about in in our our Guide to Financial Assistance for Energy Efficiency.

Second homes and seasonal lettings are not eligible for assistance.

In exceptional circumstances tenants are also eligible if the grant is needed to bring the property to a minimum habitable standard.

Where circumstances change and the property ceases to be occupied as a principal home, or rented out, then some of the grant becomes repayable.

However, if there are strong professional, personal or medical reasons why it becomes necessary to relocate, then repayment of the grant can be waived.

Landlords who run their lettings activity through a French property company (SCI) are not eligible.

Savings are not taken into account in the assessment of resources, but, as the grant will only fund a percentage of the works, you will need to find your own resources for the balance of the expenditure.

The maximum annual income limits (2025) are set out in the following table . The grant levels are lower the nearer to the maximum threshold is your income, but they are also higher for those with very low incomes.

The reference period used for determining your eligibility in 2025 is your income for 2023 as advised on your tax notice in 2024, although it is possible to use the previous year if there it is at least 10% lower.

There are different grant levels of support, depending on income category, whether modestes or très modestes

Table: Très modestes

And then €7,038/€5,094 for each additional person.

Table: Modestes

And then €8,568/€6,525 for each additional person.

The income figure used is that advised on your French income tax notice, your revenu fiscal de référence.

The revenu fiscal de référence is your net income as determined by the tax authority, after taking into consideration allowances and deductions.

If you have recently relocated to France and you are looking for grant assistance, you will need to produce your latest income tax return from your home country. If your income has reduced substantially since relocation you will need to provide clear evidence, although there is no guarantee it will be accepted.

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