New PTZ rules, bad news for the energy check… The 3 money news of the day

New rules for benefiting from the PTZ, bad news for the energy check, extended waiting period for sick leave… Find the 3 money news for this Wednesday, April 3.

1 – New rules for taking advantage of PTZ

New resource ceilings, zero-rate loan amount increased for the most modest or even new repayment periods… The PTZ, as its name suggests, is an interest-free loan, dedicated to buyers of their first main residence, who are called first-time buyers. To benefit from it, many conditions are respected. It has had a facelift since April 1, 2024. Here are the new provisions applied.

2 – Bad news for the energy check

The 2024 energy checks are being sent everywhere in France since Tuesday April 2. Help greatly awaited by beneficiary households. Yet in 2023, only 4 out of 5 beneficiaries spent their energy check to pay their electricity or gas bills, according to the latest statistics released this week. The rate of non-use of energy checks, the amount of which can reach 277 euros, was close to 17% as of March 26. But this rate remains provisional. In fact, beneficiaries had until March 31 to use their 2023 energy check. All the information here.

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MoneyVox / CF / April 2024


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