Overview
- At a Frankfurt briefing, CEO Stefan Wintels said more than ten housing schemes will be consolidated into two pillars this year, one for new construction and one for modernization.
- KfW stressed that eligibility rules and loan conditions remain unchanged, while advisers caution that income caps and prior‑ownership limits exclude many households.
- KfW reported support for roughly 750,000 housing units last year and highlighted strong uptake for heating aid, even as total new funding fell to €98 billion from €113 billion in 2024.
- The reactivated EH55 support requiring 100% renewable heat backed 13,988 apartments with about €1.3 billion by year‑end, alongside 36,747 commitments worth €4.5 billion under Klimafreundlicher Neubau in 2024.
- Debate over revising the national heating law continues, with talks ongoing and the heating industry citing a sales drop to 627,000 units in 2025 and calling for faster clarity.