Until March 2018 a grant called 鈥�Prime coup de pouce 茅conomies d鈥櫭﹏ergie鈥� is available 鈥� depending on earnings 鈥� for households planning to im颅颅prove their energy efficiency. The grant will be 鈧�800 for the replacement of a boiler to a new high-energy performance gas or oil boiler or 鈧�1,300 for a new Class 5 wood boiler.

Until the end of this year this comes on top of a tax credit (cr茅dit d鈥檌mp么t pour la transition 茅nerg茅tique 鈥� CITE) of 30% of the costs of the work (a ceiling of 鈧�8,000 for a single person, 鈧�16,000 for a couple).

If the total exceeds the tax due then the excess is paid to the household.

Work must be done by an artisan with the RGE environmental label and a detailed devis estimate given before work starts with the wording Devis re莽u avant l鈥檈x茅cution des travaux and signed.

In addition, 0% loans called 茅co-pr锚t 脿 taux z茅ro (茅co-PTZ) are also available for main homes up to a maximum of 鈧�30,000 paid over 10-15 years.

Changes will be introduced to the system for 2018 as the government and Ecology Min颅ister Nicolas Hulot wants to re-target aid more on renewable energies 鈥� so wood, biomass, geothermal heating, heat pumps, solar hotwater and district heating plus gas and condensation boilers.

People changing away from an oil boiler will have the right to a grant similar to the Prime coup de pouce 茅conomies d鈥櫭﹏ergie that will be increased to 鈧�3,000 for very-low income households and 鈧�2,000 for low income households. Again, it is dependent on earnings.

The grant will be done on the basis of awards from energy suppliers to earn certificats d鈥櫭ヽonomies d鈥櫭﹏ergie (CEE).