The aid, which concerns 1.4 million households, will be between 100 and 200 euros depending on income.
Aid of between 100 and 200 euros depending on income will be triggered from November 8 for people heating with fuel oil, who have not been able to benefit from the shield put in place for other energy sources. According to the government, 1.4 million households could benefit from this check out of the 2.8 million who heat with fuel oil. “Parliament voted, this summer, an envelope of 230 million euros to support the households concerned, which could not benefit from the shield put in place for other sources of energy.“Explains in an interview with Ouest France on Saturday the Minister Delegate for Public Accounts Gabriel Attal.
“A fuel check can be requested, from November 8, on the chequeenergie.fr website where a simulator will show who is eligible“, he details. If the households concerned have already filled up their fuel tank, the check which is valid for one year maybe used to pay electricity bills“, specifies the minister. In a press release from Bercy, it is even specified that this check can be used “for the payment of all types of energy bills (gas, electricity, fuel oil, wood pellets, etc.)» if households have already filled up with fuel oil.
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The Ministry of the Economy recalls that “this fuel aid will come in addition to the usual energy check, sent in the spring to around 6 million households, and the exceptional end-of-year energy check which will be sent to 40% of households (12 million households)”, to cope with the 15% increase in gas and electricity prices expected in 2023.
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