Mijn VerbouwPremie 2026: Flanders' renovation grant

Renovating in Flanders no longer means juggling several grants across several administrations. Since 2022, Mijn VerbouwPremie has bundled the former renovation grant and the energy grants into a single online counter. The principle is simple, the execution demands rigour: you apply for the grant after the works, based on invoices that meet strict conditions. Here is how to proceed without losing your grant along the way.

How it works

• A single counter since 2022. Mijn VerbouwPremie replaces the former separate grants for renovation and energy. Everything goes through the same online portal, with one file per application.
• Your income sets the amount. The support depends on your household's income category: the lower the income, the higher the grant. The exact thresholds and definitions are on the official portal and are adjusted regularly.
• The type of works matters too. Insulation, outer joinery or technical systems: each category of works has its own conditions and its own ceilings.
• You apply after the works. First you have the works carried out and invoiced, then you submit your file online through the Mijn VerbouwPremie portal.

The general conditions, in short: the building is in the Flemish Region and must be old enough under the rules of the chosen category. If you own it and live there (main residence in the population register), all the grants are open to you. If you invest in a building you do not live in, such as a landlord on the private rental market, only the grants for energy-efficient investments apply: roof, wall and floor insulation, high-efficiency glazing, heat pump and heat pump boiler. Check your situation on the official portal before you start: conditions evolve.

Eligible works

A qualitative overview of the main categories:

• Insulation: roof, outer walls, floors.
• Outer joinery: window frames and doors with high-performance glazing.
• Technical systems: including heat pump, ventilation and domestic hot water production.
• Housing quality: electricity, plumbing, windows and doors, depending on the applicant's profile.

The precise list of technical requirements per category is on the official portal. Read those requirements before signing a quote: a poorly chosen material or an insufficient insulation value can cost you the grant.

Amounts and ceilings

Deliberately no figures here: the amounts vary by income category and type of works, and they are revised regularly. Run a simulation on the official Mijn VerbouwPremie portal, the only reliable source for the current amounts and ceilings.

What you keep in every case, independently of the grant: for a private home over 10 years old, VAT drops to 6% instead of 21%, provided the contractor supplies and invoices the work and the invoice carries the legal wording for the reduced rate. One exception to know: a gas or oil boiler has been invoiced at 21% since 29 July 2025. All the details are in our article on the 6% VAT rate in Belgium.

The step-by-step procedure

1. Check the conditions and run a simulation on the official portal, before signing anything.
2. Ask for several quotes and compare them item by item. Check that the contractor can fill in the certificates Mijn VerbouwPremie asks for in some categories.
3. Have the works carried out and gather detailed invoices where each work and each material is clearly described.
4. Submit your application online, after the works and within the applicable deadline. The online counter works in Dutch only, with itsme or your eID. Your municipality's housing counter (woonloket) or the Energiehuis can help you.
5. Track your file on the online counter: the grant is paid within 12 months.

Pitfalls to avoid

• Doing the work yourself. For most categories you need a contractor's invoice. Do-it-yourself works are generally not eligible; check the exceptions per category on the portal.
• Waiting too long to apply. Invoices must not be too old at the time of your application. The exact deadline is on the portal, but do not put off your file.
• Vague invoices. "Renovation works" as a description is not enough. Ask your contractor to detail each work, with the materials used and their performance.
• Underestimating the technical requirements. Insulation values, efficiency levels, installation conditions: if the bar is not met, no grant, even if the works are neatly done.
• Mixing up the grant and the VAT. They are two separate advantages: the grant is requested from Flanders, the reduced VAT rate is applied directly by your contractor on the invoice.

FAQ

Who can apply for Mijn VerbouwPremie?

Owners who live in their own home have access to all the grants. People who invest in a building they do not live in, landlords included, can only get the grants for energy-efficient investments (insulation, glazing, heat pump, heat pump boiler). The building must be in the Flemish Region. Check your situation on the official portal, as conditions evolve.

When do you apply for the grant?

After the works: you need the invoices to submit your file. Apply online through the portal and do not wait too long, because invoices that are too old are no longer accepted.

How much is the grant?

It depends on your income category and the type of works: the lowest incomes receive the highest support. Use the simulator on the official portal for a reliable amount; we deliberately quote no figures here because they change regularly.

Find a contractor for your renovation

Renovating in Wallonia or Brussels? The rules there have changed: read our article on the end of the Prime Habitation and Rénopack or our update on Brussels support.

For your Flemish project, post it on Batizzy. Contractors in your area reply, you compare their quotes side by side, and the invoices stay attached to the project when the time comes to apply.

Find an energy renovation contractor or post my project.