The energy check has been sent since April 2 to the lowest-income households, to help them pay their energy bills. What conditions must be met to be eligible? MoneyVox responds to Alinou, who questions his right to receive an energy check this year.
Question from Alinou, April 11, 2024
Hello, I have only had accommodation since March 2023. Am I entitled to the 2024 energy check?
Hello Alinou, thank you for your question. The energy check is aid paid to the most modest households, which ranges from 48 to 277 euros. It can be used to pay energy bills, or certain energy renovation work. To benefit from it, you must meet several criteria: reside in France, not exceed a certain amount of income and, in rarer cases, apply for it. We take stock below.
1- Residing in France
First condition to respect, reside in France. The simulator specifies the date of January 1, 2022, but the situation taken into account to determine the new beneficiaries this year is that of January 1, 2023confirmed a toll-free number advisor (1) set up by the administration to provide information on the energy check.
To benefit from an energy check in 2024, you therefore had to be the owner or tenant of private or social housing on January 1, 2023, or be a sub-tenant of housing through rental intermediation (2)or even reside in a social residence (3). Unfortunately, Alinu, if you have only had your own accommodation since March 2023, you will therefore only potentially be eligible in 2025.
2- Do not exceed an income ceiling… and declare it
Second imperative, have completed your income declaration (even without being taxable) and have a 2022 tax reference income (RFR) of less than 11,000 euros per unit. The RFR is calculated based on income and the number of people in your household. You will find the bar below.
| The composition of your household | Your 2022 RFR (on the 2023 tax notice) must not exceed… |
|---|---|
| Single person | 11000 |
| Couple without children | 16500 |
| Couple with 1 child | 19800 |
| Single-parent family with 1 child | 16500 |
| Couple with 2 children | 23100 |
| Single parent family with 2 children | 19800 |
| Couple with 3 children | 26400 |
| Single parent family with 3 children | 23100 |
MoneyVox calculations, based on the official bar.
The rule on chequeenergie.gouv.fr: the first person in the household counts for 1 consumption unit (CU), the second for 0.5 CU and the following for 0.3 UA.
These thresholds only concern your eligibility; for the fixed amount of the energy check for your household, you must use the detailed scale per consumption unit or the official simulator.
Mathilde SIRE
After training in journalism at the IUT of Lannion, Mathilde Sire worked in Ouest-France, as a freelancer for online media, press… Read more
MoneyVox / MS / April 2024