Start of the energy check 2023 this Friday. This aid, intended to pay the electricity and gas bills or the energy renovation works of the poorest 20% of the French, is paid from April 21.
Who benefits?
To benefit from the energy bonus, you must have a reference tax income of less than 11,000 euros in 2021 for a single person, 16,500 euros for a couple and 19,800 euros for a couple with a child. In total, 5.8 million homes are affected.
To find out if you are a beneficiary, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition has created a specific simulator on the website chequeenergie.gouv.fr. The amount of the check varies between 48 euros and 277 euros, depending on income. It is on average 150 euros.
How to recover it?
Recipients do not have to do anything. The tax administration is responsible for establishing the list of persons who meet the conditions for the allowance. For any assistance, you can contact the green number 0 805 204 805.
The energy check will be sent directly to the addresses of the recipients, by post. The detailed schedule for the touch, found here, depends on your department. The first in question is the Pas-de-Calais this Friday, April 21.
For homes that are heated with oil or wood, the government has established specific controls. You have to order them in a dedicated websiteno later than April 30 for fuel oil and May 31 for wood.
How to spend it?
It is impossible to deposit the energy check into a bank account. You can only use it to pay your electricity and gas bill until March 31, 2024.
To do this, simply mail the check to your energy provider or use it online. You can also use this check to finance energy works.
Source: BFM TV
