New FVG home bonus contribution
FVG 2025 Home Bonus: Your Complete Guide to Renovating and Improving Efficiency
Are you the owner of a property in Friuli Venezia Giulia and are you considering renovation or energy efficiency work? 2025 promises to be a year full of opportunities. The Region has confirmed an important allocation of 50 million euros intended to incentivize the redevelopment of the private building stock, with interventions eligible from 1 January 2025. As an architect, I consider this initiative a strategic opportunity to enhance buildings, increase their energy performance, living comfort and safety.
The objective of this regional “Home Bonus” is clear: to promote the recovery and reuse of the existing heritage, support urban regeneration and boost the regional construction sector. Let’s analyze together what this means for you and your projects.
Who Is the Bonus Aimed At and What Requirements?
The audience of beneficiaries is wide and designed to include:
- Private Citizens: You will be able to access the incentives even if you are not yet a resident of Friuli Venezia Giulia at the time of application. The conditions, as illustrated above, require you to establish residence in the renovated property within 12 months of the last invoice for the works, or to rent it for at least three years at a controlled rent. It is also possible to have a relative acquire residence. The additional article confirms that private citizens residing in FVG are among the recipients.
- Companies: Companies can benefit from the funds, provided that they have (or transfer) their registered office in Friuli Venezia Giulia for a minimum period of three years. The article you provided me also mentions professionals operating in the regional territory and condominiums among the beneficiaries.
- Condos: An interesting novelty that emerged from the supplementary article is the explicit inclusion of condominiums among the possible beneficiaries, paving the way for redevelopment on a larger scale.
Types of Eligible Interventions and Allocation of Funds
The programme is divided into two main strands of intervention, with a precise distribution of funds:
1. Energy Efficiency (20 million euros with “over-the-counter” tenders): These funds, managed with an “over-the-counter” procedure (therefore tending to run out of funds in order of arrival), are intended for interventions such as: * Replacement of fixtures: For better thermal and acoustic insulation. * Realization of the Thermal Insulation: To insulate the building envelope and improve energy efficiency. * Installation of Heat Pumps: A modern solution for air conditioning. * Boiler Replacement: To switch to more efficient systems.
Concrete example (efficiency): Imagine you want to replace the old windows in your apartment and install a heat pump to reduce consumption. This call could cover a significant part of the expense, allowing you to access the benefits in terms of comfort and savings more quickly.
2. Building Renovations (30 million euros with “ranking” calls): These funds will be allocated through “ranking” calls, which will take into account reward criteria of a social and energy nature. The interventions include: * Extraordinary Maintenance: Structural and building renovation works. * Restoration and Conservative Renovation: To preserve the value of the property by adapting it. * Complex Renovations, up to Demolition and Reconstruction: For radical transformations.
Concrete example (restructuring): If you own a building in a mountainous or run-down area, or if your family falls into certain categories (young families, large households, or those with disabilities), your renovation project may get a higher score on the list. The article you provided me highlights how the recovery of abandoned buildings in mountainous or degraded areas and interventions in favor of young families, large families or with disabilities, or to combat energy poverty, will be among the priority criteria.
Amount of Contribution and Priority Criteria
One of the most interesting pieces of information that emerged from the article you pointed out to me is the potential to cover expenses: incentives could cover up to 80% of the costs incurred. An example is illustrated in which, for a renovation of 60,000 euros, combining national and regional bonuses, the actual cost to be borne by the citizen could be reduced to only 12,000 euros.
For the ranking calls, the priority criteria will include:
- Properties intended for rents at agreed rent or transitory (non-tourist).
- Projects submitted by young families, large families or with members with disabilities.
- Recovery of abandoned buildings in mountainous or degraded areas.
- Interventions aimed at combating energy poverty.
The concessions for families with an ISEE of less than €20,000 (possibility of advance contribution) and for young couples and the “grey” bracket (ISEE between €20,000 and €35,000) are also confirmed, for which the costs of opening a loan could also be included in the budget.
Timing: Ready to go!
The first calls for tenders are expected by July 2025, with the final approval of the law expected before the summer. Remember that only interventions started from 1 January 2025 are eligible. The calls will remain open for a long period to allow adequate planning.
My Role as an Architect by Your Side
Dealing with a renovation or efficiency project, especially with the bureaucratic and technical complexities of bonuses, requires competence and planning. Here’s how I can support you:
- Feasibility Analysis and Strategy: Evaluate your property, identify the optimal interventions and define the best strategy to maximize contributions, considering both regional tenders and any national incentives.
- Integrated Design: Develop a project that not only meets your needs but complies with all the technical criteria for accessing bonuses, aiming for maximum efficiency and quality.
- Bureaucratic Management: Prepare and submit all the necessary documentation, interfacing with the competent bodies and following the process of the paperwork.
- Works Supervision and Certifications: Guarantee the state-of-the-art execution of the interventions and provide the required technical certifications.
The goal is to guide you through the entire process, turning this opportunity into a concrete advantage for you and your property.
Don’t wait until the last moment! Careful planning, started in time, is essential to make the most of these incentives.
