Dear Clients,
In 2024, subsidies of at least EUR 50 up to EUR 2.000 per person can be claimed for tradesman services from March 1, 2024. For the calendar year 2025, a maximum subsidy of EUR 1.500 per person can be claimed. Applications can be submitted from July 15, 2024 at www.handwerkerbonus.gv.at
What can be funded?
Only the pure labor costs for tradesman services (excluding travel and material costs) incurred between March 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025 at the latest in relation to the home and living area, used privately in Austria can be subsidised. The work must be carried out and invoiced by an authorized entrepreneur and the labor costs must be shown separately on the invoice.
Examples of eligible work
- The renewal of roofs
- Plumbing work
- Renewal of facades
- Replacement of windows
- Replacement of floor coverings
- Renewal of wallpaper
- Painting work
- Installations (e.g. electrical installations, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, etc. - Excluding the installation of new fossil fuel heating systems)
- Carpentry work that is adapted to the specific dimensions of a room and is permanently attached to the building (e.g. built-in furniture, fitted kitchens)
- Work in the course of the construction of a new winter garden or terrace roofing,
- Glazing of a loggia
- Infrastructure installations at the address of the residential property (such as supply lines, sewers, wells, etc.)
- Roof or façade greening
- Landscaping, gardening, creation/renovation of ponds and pools, etc.
Examples of non-eligible work
- Material and disposal costs, planning and consultancy costs
- Maintenance work required by law
- Expert opinions and meter reading services
- Pure garden maintenance services such as lawn mowing, hedge trimming
- Spraying against pests
- Tree inspection and related measures to prevent damage and danger
How much is the subsidy?
The subsidy amounts to 20 % of the total eligible costs (= labor costs excluding VAT) of a maximum of EUR 10.000 (in 2024) or EUR 7.500 (in 2025) per person and residential property. This means that the subsidy in 2024 is up to EUR 2.000 and in 2025 up to EUR 1.500. Only one funding application per person can be submitted per calendar year if the eligible costs per final invoice amount to at least EUR 250 (excluding VAT).
Example
A married couple living together in a detached house, have built a carport on their property in 2024. The net cost of the work amounts to EUR 6.000. The husband submits the invoice and is reimbursed EUR 1.200. This means that his wife can apply for a further amount of EUR 800 in funding for work at the same address in the calendar year 2024.
Combination with other subsidies
No other federal or state subsidies can be used for the work services applied for as part of the “Handwerkerbonus” subsidy campaign. Furthermore, the subsidized work services may not be claimed for income tax purposes as business expenses, special expenses, income-related expenses or extraordinary expenses, nor can it be covered by insurance benefits.
(source: WKO)
Best regards
Manfred Gross
Vienna, May 2024
