Heating allowance: The application platform has opened – The steps to obtain it

The platform has been opened, where applications will be submitted for heating allowance, according to AADE.

From the platform myThermansi there is the option to join the Register of Beneficiaries of the Heating Allowance, or to declare the thousands of heating expenses among the occupants of a apartment building.

For other fuels (natural gas, LPG, firewood, biomass – pellets, thermal energy through district heating, lighting oil “blue kerosene”), except for heating oil, the details of the purchase documents can be submitted.

The benefit that each beneficiary will receive cannot be less than 100 euros, nor exceed 800 euros.

The maximum amount increases up to the amount of 1,000 euros for settlements with increased energy needs. Only one type of fuel may be subsidized per beneficiary and for purchases of at least twice the value of the subsidized heating fuel types.

Beneficiaries are those who consume:

  • internal combustion heating oil
  • lighting oil (blue kerosene)
  • natural gas
  • LPG or
  • firewood
  • biomass (pellets)
  • thermal energy through district heating

The criteria for the heating allowance

The season 2023/24 heating allowance is granted to natural persons for the consumption of heating oil, lighting oil, natural gas, LPG, firewood, and biomass or thermal energy through district heating.

The criteria are:

  • The annual family income must be up to 16,000 euros for a single member household and 24,000 euros for the couple plus 5,000 euros for each child. For a single-parent family, the limit is 29,000 euros, plus 5,000 euros for each child after the first
  • For the first time this year, the criterion is that the total gross income of the household from business activity does not exceed the amount of 80,000 euros, in order to better target the beneficiaries
  • The value of the immovable property (as calculated for the determination of the ENFIA), must not exceed 200,000 euros for singles, widowed or separated debtors and 300,000 euros for married or cohabiting parties and single-parent families
  • To calculate the allowance, a number of factors are taken into account, such as the severity of the climate of each region and the required energy consumption to heat a building

How to submit the application

  • I choose whether I live in a single-family house or an apartment building
  • I choose whether I am an owner or a tenant, so I fill in the owner’s VAT number
  • Select fuel type
  • I fill in the Power Supply Number
  • Select settlement
  • I fill in the sq.m. of residence
  • I fill in the IBAN in myAADE