Who can benefit from new €1,000 grant for a heat pump in France?

A new €1,000 grant to help households replace an old boiler with a heat pump (pompe à chaleur) is to be rolled out across France, as part of efforts to encourage homeowners to switch to cleaner energy.

It is offered by France’s state electricity company EDF and is cumulative with other schemes such as the government’s MaPrimeRénov’ eco-renovation subsidy or the Coup de Pouce CEE grant.

The scheme is part of €240 million in upcoming funding aimed at “helping French households switch to electric,” and celebrate the company’s 80th anniversary, said CEO Bernard Fontana to public service broadcaster FranceInfo.

The aim is to make it cheaper for households to install a heat pump than an electric or oil boiler, by using several installation aids including the new EDF grant.

However, the aid is available on a first-come, first-served basis to 80,000 applicants, with homeowners urged to apply quickly.

Households must have ‘modest income’ level

To benefit from the grant, households must: 

• Have a 'modest' or 'very modest' income according to the MaPrimeRénov’ grant (the ‘bleu’ or ‘jaune’ groups, available to view here. These are based on the number of people in the household and property location. Examples of eligible residents include a couple in Paris with a household income of €42,933 or below, or a three-person household elsewhere in France with an income of €39,148 or lower

• Be replacing a gas or oil boiler with an air-to-water or water-to-water heat pump in a home in mainland France

• Have an official quote (devis) signed after April 8, 2026, and have the work completed before December 31, 2027 by an RGE-approved tradesperson. Quotes from before this date will not be accepted

• Apply for the aid alongside MaPrimeRénov' and/or the Energy Savings Certificates (CEE) scheme, for the same installation 

Applicants do not need to have an energy contract with EDF, and can have a contract with any supplier. 

There does not appear to be any specific prohibition on second-home owners applying, although the grants are aimed at low-income households. 

Applications are to be made through an official site, available here. 

The portal is not yet open (as of April 10) but you can sign up to be notified when applications are open via the website.

Payments of the grant will only be made after the heat pump is installed however, so keep this in mind when financing for the project.

In September 2026, heat pump aid rules are set to be clarified, making it easier to obtain CEE grants.

France has promoted the installation of the devices as a clean energy alternative to traditional gas and oil-powered boilers. 

In 2023, President Emmanuel Macron set a target for one million heat pumps a year to be made in France by 2027, but the trade body Uniclima has said the target is still a long way from being met. 

Sales of domestic heat pumps fell in 2025 to 803,700 units, after reaching a peak of 910,400 units in 2023.