Expected to start at the end of March, will the sending of the energy check to nearly six million households be delayed by a few weeks? The Minister for Energy Transition tells MoneyVox that the practical details will be communicated in the coming days.
Sending the 2023 energy check late? This is what an article by Capital released last weekend. Questioned by our colleagues, the Minister for Energy Transition indicated that the first energy checks could be distributed a few weeks later due to an exceptional workload.
Due to the proliferation of exceptional aid (fuel cheque, wood cheque, etc.) in recent months to cope with soaring energy prices, the Services and Payment Agency, the organization responsible for the distribution of these cheques, would be obliged to postpone sending them.
Aid of between 48 and 277 euros
Indeed, in recent years, energy checks had been sent from the end of March to nearly six million households benefiting from this aid of between 48,277 euros, depending on household resources.
Energy check: the 2023 scale
Reference tax income | RFR between 5600 and 6999 euros | RFR between 6700 and 7700 euros | RFR between 7700 and 10800 euros | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 unit of consumption | 194 euros | 146 euros | 98 euros | 48 euros |
| From 1 to 2 CUs | 240 euros | 176 euros | 113 euros | 63euros |
| 2 CUs and more | 277 euros | 202 euros | 126 euros | 76 euros |
The average amount of the energy check, which is valid for one year, is 149 euros. It can be used to pay for energy costs, whether electricity, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, heating oil or even wood, for example.
Check your 2022 energy check
For its part, MoneyVox questioned the Minister of Energy Transition following the information published by Capital. He indicates that he does not confirm this information. All the practical details will be communicated in the days to come, specifies the minister.
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While waiting for the 2023 version energy check, remember to check that you have used the one sent in 2022. Indeed, it can be spent until March 31, 2023.
According to the latest statistics published last August, only 66.6% of beneficiaries had spent their 2022 energy check. The previous year, in 2021 therefore, the rate of use of the energy check had slightly exceeded the 80% mark 07% exactly). In all, 4.73 million checks had been used by their beneficiaries.
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