2023-09-23 05:56:34
Each year 1% of Walloon buildings are renovated, an insufficient figure that must be revitalized. The objective that the Walloon Region has set is to reach all housing with a PEB A in 2050, so no more energy sieves.
To achieve this, it puts bonuses and loans on the table. But obtaining this aid takes far too long. Carbon neutrality targets will clearly be impossible to achieve at this rate.
Essential help
The game is certainly worth the effort, but these renovations have a significant cost. And some owners confirm it to us: these investments would not always be possible without the bonuses and 0% loans from the Walloon Region. “We received a lot of help from the Regionexplains Mathieu Streveler, a young owner. We are doing work for around 50,000 euros: roof insulation, thermodynamic boiler, boiler, gable insulation plus a little photovoltaics. For the 56,000 euros of work, we had around 36,000 euros in bonuses, which amounts to 20,000 euros in a zero percent loan, with the eco-reno pack of the Walloon region.
A long wait
But to obtain these essential help, all the owners speak of procedures that are still too complicated but above all particularly long. Between 6 months and a year of waiting.”There are quite a few stepsconfirms Guillaume Brunin, another owner. You have to start with an audit, then put together the file, that is to say make quotes for the work, then submit the loan request, all this takes around six months of procedures.“
2000 requests per month
And these delays inevitably have a negative impact on the sector’s activity. On the side of the Public Service of Wallonia, we say we are aware of the difficulties. The administration must process nearly 2,000 requests per month. She simply can’t do it due to lack of staff. “On seeks solutions internallyargues Nicolas Yernaux, spokesperson for the SPW, also IT solutions to have forms that go further, which allow us to have more complete files, and also subcontracting to give a helping hand to our teams.”
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