The wood voucher, for an amount between 50 and 200 euros, is granted to households that use pellets, logs, skewers, chips or pellets. Packaging is not a criterion, but you must present an invoice of at least 50 euros at the time of the request.
Note from Ladjo, May 1, 2023
Nobody says that the aid for heating with wood is in fact a charade because it is absolutely necessary to have the pellets delivered in bulk. Ashamed.
Hello Lajo. Your remark brings up the following question: should you buy your pellets in bulk to take advantage of the wood voucher?
As you point out, the aid called “chque bois” – which you can claim until May 31 – is in fact aid granted to households who use pellets, pellets, tarpaulins, skewers or chips indiscriminately. The notion of bulk is never mentioned on the official help request website.
According to the check request procedure that MoneyVox was able to verify, the criteria for benefiting from this aid are as follows: having a reference tax income of less than 27,500 euros, residing in France and not having received the fuel check, because another criterion is that wood is your main mode of heating.
The only distinction that exists, Ladjo, relates to the amount of aid:
- 100 or 200 euros for fireplaces that are heated with wood pellets
- 50 or 100 euros for households that heat with logs, wooden sticks or woodchips
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The point you raise leads to another. Maybe when you say bulk, you’re talking about a purchase made from a company that has that as their primary business.
If you buy bags of X kilos in a DIY store like Leroy Merlin or Castorama, your request may have been refused if you provided a receipt. Indeed, in order to receive aid, it is also required to provide a purchase invoice in your name, less than 18 months old and for a minimum amount of 50 euros.
Even if it is not certain that this information answers your Ladjo problem, the classic energy check, which was sent out at the end of April, also allows you to pay a wood bill if you benefit from it. As a reminder, this energy check is allocated automatically according to income… And without any prior proof.