To obtain the fuel bonus of 100 euros like 6 million individuals, you must claim it before the end of March. To claim the 200 euros of the fuel oil check or even the wood check, the deadline is a little later. Here are the deadlines for perhaps obtaining up to 500 euros in aid.
To compensate for the rise in the prices of electricity and gas, but also of wood or fuel oil, the government has deployed a whole range of measures to relieve the portfolio of households. In particular, three exceptional aids which it is necessary to think of claiming before the end of March or April.
Fuel allowance: 100 euros request by the end of March
Since January 16, a fuel allowance of 100 euros has been available for 10 million individuals. It replaces the rebate on prices at the pump in effect until the end of 2022. This allowance is reserved for low-income households who drive to work. It must be claimed by March 31 via a form on the tax website.
The tax authorities have also set up a simulator to check your eligibility for this aid granted subject to means testing. The ceiling is thus fixed 14,700 euros of reference tax income (RFR) per tax sharewhich corresponds to approximately 1314euros net per month for a single person or 3941euros for a couple with two children.
| Household composition | Maximum monthly net salary, per household |
|---|---|
| single person | 1314 |
| Couple with 1 child | 3285 |
| Single woman with 2 children | 3285 |
| Couple with 2 children | 3941 |
| Couple with 3 children | 5255 |
Source: government. Thresholds corresponding to the 5th decile of the year 2021 (reference tax income per unit less than 14,700 euros).
Precision of Matignon: Assuming that the corresponding salary is the only household income. If there are two assets, this is their combined income.
According to the Minister of Economy and Financethese, 6.5million people have applied for to March 13 to obtain the fuel allowance. But all requests may not be met, especially people who did not work in 2021 and therefore cannot provide the tax notice requested.
To complete the application, you must provide your tax number and the vehicle’s license plate number. Finally, you will have to complete a sworn statement stating that you need your car for work. If your request is successful, the 100 euros of compensation will be paid by the tax authorities on your bank account within ten days, even if many applicants complain of longer delays, problems with certain old license plates or lack of updated bank details.
The fuel oil check of 100 to 200 euros until March 31
It is an aid reserved for the 1.6 million households that heat with fuel oil. Since the beginning of November, a dedicated application portal has been online to make an application. A procedure which makes it possible to activate exceptional aid of 100 to 200 euros according to his tax income for the year 2020.
The maximum amount of 200 euros is reserved for households already benefiting from the energy check towards each year in the spring, and whose reference tax income per consumption unit (RFR/UC) is less than 10,800 euros. This is the case, for example, of a single person earning minimum wage with at least one dependent child. An exceptional check of 100 euros is accessible to people with an RFR/UC greater than or equal to 10,800 euros, but less than 20,000 euros.
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This exceptional fuel oil check can be requested until March 31. All you have to do is send an invoice in your name justifying the fuel supply and fill in your surname, first name, tax number and telephone number. A special certificate must be completed for private individuals who heat themselves by means of a collective oil-fired heating system. The aid is paid the month following the request.
This exceptional fuel oil check can be used to pay your energy bills, regardless of the type of fuel (natural gas, electricity, domestic fuel oil, wood or wood pellets), until March 31, 2024.
A wooden check to be claimed until April 30
A platform for requesting the wood check has been uploaded on December 27. It is intended for 2.6 million households who heat with wood. To connect, only the tax number used to declare your income is requested. Households may apply for this aid until April 30.
At the time of the request, you must also provide an invoice for the purchase of firewood for a minimum amount of 50 euros, dating from less than 18 months in relation to the request. A specific certificate is required for households that have collective wood heating.
| Check of… | wood pellets | Logs, sticks, plates, etc. |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | If your RFR per consumption unit | |
| 100 | If your RFR per consumption unit | If your RFR per consumption unit |
| 50 | If your RFR per consumption unit |
The reference tax income (RFR) used is weighted by the number of people in the household in consumption units (CU).
1 consumption unit (CU) for the first adult in the household, 0.5 CU for other people aged 14 or over, 0.3 CU for children under 14.
Energy check: the 2023 campaign is about to begin
The 2023 energy check will be sent from April 21, 2023 to 5.8 million households. This social aid of between 48 and 277 euros will be sent automatically by post to the 20% of the poorest households, whose reference tax income per consumption unit (RFR / UC) is less than 11,000 euros in 2021, explains the Minister for Energy Transition in a press release. It will be valid until the end of March 2024.
You can use it to pay your electricity bill, gas, wood, finally all the energies you use for heating, said Agns Pannier-Runacher on RMC.
Shipments are generally spread over several weeks, depending on your department of residence, but the exact schedule has not yet been published.