Window grants change from week to week, and the dates are scattered across different programmes. This page gathers the ones that matter, in order, with the status of each: confirmed when we read it in an official source, from the press when we only saw it in the news. Each line leads to the guide that has the sources and what to do. Today no grant is open to everyone to pay for windows: see the grants guide and its test.
Updated on 4 November 2026.
What is coming
| Date | What happens | Status | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2026 | The Fundo Ambiental publishes on its page the rules of the «simplified mechanism» of the Vale Eficiência II | Confirmed (official note of 30 October) | Only people with an eligible application who waited for a technical facilitator and got no voucher. Guide |
| 17 November 2026 | List of qualified suppliers of the simplified mechanism | From the press (email), expected, not confirmed by the official page | The same people. Guide |
| 20 November 2026 | The EU consumer credit directive (2023/2225) starts to apply. On 4 November no Portuguese law transposing it was published | Directive date confirmed; Portuguese law not found | Anyone borrowing for the work. Guide |
| From 23 November 2026 | Expression of interest on the Fundo Ambiental platform | Confirmed (official note of 30 October) | The same people as on the 5th. The press speaks of two months to confirm |
| 24 November 2026 | Final global vote on the State Budget for 2027. The proposal does not change VAT on window replacement | Confirmed (Government) | Everyone. VAT guide |
| 30 November 2026 | End of applications to the Menos Ruído programme in Lisbon, or until the money runs out | Only on one parish council page; we found neither the regulation nor the platform | Homes near the airport, in Lisbon. Guide |
| 12 December 2026 | Deadline for the Banco Português de Fomento loan to be available | Confirmed (Portaria 442-A/2025/1); no opening notice yet | Anyone who wants to finance efficiency works. Guide |
| 30 December 2026 | Last day for the four councils (Lisbon, Almada, Loures, Vila Franca de Xira) to launch the Menos Ruído calls | Confirmed (Council of Ministers Resolution 126/2026) | Homes near the airport. Guide |
| 1 January 2027 | The Banco de Portugal changes the TAEG ceilings of consumer credit (they are quarterly). 4th quarter 2026: 8.2 % for energy transition and 15.0 % for other works | From the press, based on the Banco de Portugal | Anyone borrowing. Guide |
| 2027, no date | A possible Social Climate Plan measure for vulnerable families; Almada has not opened its Menos Ruído call yet | No published rules | Vale Eficiência, Menos Ruído |
What has already passed
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 31 October 2024 | Applications of beneficiaries to the Vale Eficiência II closed. There will be no new call |
| February 2026 | New vouchers stopped being granted |
| 22 September 2026 | The Menos Ruído money ran out in Vila Franca de Xira |
| 1 October 2026 | The exemption from licence and prior communication started to apply for replacing frames with the same geometry and exterior finish. See Can I replace my windows? |
| 30 October 2026 | The Fundo Ambiental sent the emails of the simplified mechanism |
How to use this page
- Did you get the Fundo Ambiental email of 30 October? Read the rules from the 5th and get ready for the 23rd.
- Do you live near Lisbon airport? Look first at your council’s call: each one has its own rules and dates.
- Will you borrow? Compare the TAEG, not the TAN, and confirm the rules on the day you sign.
- Nothing here suits you? The discount that exists for everyone is the VAT one, under certain conditions.
If you want an email when one of these dates changes, use the grant alerts.
What I could not confirm
- The 17 November date and the conditions of the simplified mechanism (one voucher, value, validity): they come from news that quotes an email we have not seen.
- Whether the 30 November deadline in Lisbon is right and when the platform opens.
- Whether the Banco Português de Fomento loan really opens by 12 December and with which banks.
- Whether Portugal publishes the law that transposes the credit directive before 20 November.
Sources
- Fundo Ambiental: Vale Eficiência II: note of 30 October 2026, dates of 5 and 23 November. Read on 3 November 2026.
- Government portal: OE2027 approved in general terms: final global vote expected on 24 November. Read on 4 November 2026.
- Diário da República: Council of Ministers Resolution 126/2026, 18 June: calls by 30 December 2026. Read on 2 November 2026.
- Diário da República: Portaria 442-A/2025/1, 12 December: Banco Português de Fomento loan, deadline of 12 December 2026. Read on 22 October 2026.
- The other guides on this page (VAT, Menos Ruído, loan, Vale Eficiência) have their own sources and reading dates. News quoting the Fundo Ambiental email: Portal Energia, read on 3 November 2026.