Electricity heating allowance: At 330,000 applications before the deadline
There are 330,000 applications submitted to the myThermansi platform of the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) for the electricity heating allowance, a few days before the deadline of January 19.
The number of applications is still limited, as the potential beneficiaries are estimated at around 1.2 million, and this week will show how many more consumers will be lured by the new allowance, which pertains to the quarter January-March 2024.
The myHeating platform is scheduled to close on Friday, so that from the next bills of electricity energy the beneficiaries will start seeing, in the form of a subsidy on their bill, the allowance which ranges from 45 to 480 euros for the three-month period. The allowance will be set off against the electricity bills of the quarter January-March.
Beneficiaries and income criteria
Beneficiaries for the electricity heating allowance are natural persons, regardless of family status who consume electricity to heat their main residence and pay the same. income and property criteria which apply also for the heating allowance with other forms of energy (oil, natural gas, pellets, firewood, etc.).
For the income criteria, their annual total family income, regardless of its source of origin, real and presumed, amounts to up to 16,000 euros for an unmarried debtor or a widowed or separated debtor and 24,000 euros for a married debtor or the married parties or parties to the agreement cohabitation, which is increased by 5,000 euros for each child. Likewise, for a single-parent family the income amounts to 29,000 euros, with an increase of 5,000 euros for each child after the first.
In the case of business activity, the total gross income from the business activity of the debtor, spouse or cohabiting partner and dependent children, is not exceed the amount of 80,000 euros.
In property, the total value of the real estate, as it results from the deed of administrative determination ENFIA of the year 2023, of the debtor, spouse or part of the cohabitation agreement and dependent children, listed in the Personal Income Tax Declaration, of the tax year 2022, not exceed the amount of 200,000 euros for singles, obligors in widowed or separated status and the amount of 300,000 euros for married or cohabitants and single parent families.
When submitting the request, the applicant responsibly declares the benefit number corresponding to his main residence at the time of submitting the request. This declaration cannot be changed within period of time for providing the benefit. Especially, for married or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, the beneficiary is the obliged to submit the tax return income or one of two in case submitting a separate declaration.
The allowance is granted to natural persons, for the consumption of electricity of their main residence, whether it is owned or rented or granted free.