A few days ago we talked about the 501 euros per month for a total of 11 months that people who are unemployed (such as housewives, for example) can receive, thanks to the Active Insertion Income (RAI). home who do not have another professional activity). Also of the benefit, regulated within the Minimum Vital Income Law, known as “child aid” and intended to support low-income families and dependent children. However, There are more aids that may not even sound familiar to you but from which you could benefit. In fact, according to data from the Ministry for Ecological Transition, of the almost two million people who could apply for the electric social bonus, it currently only has 1,350,000 beneficiaries.
electric social voucher
The electricity social bonus will be available until December 31, 2023 and the requirements contemplated in Royal Decree 897/2017 of October 7 specify that it is granted to those consumers who meet the following requirements:
- Have contracted the voluntary price for small consumers (PVPC).
- The applicant must be the holder of the electricity contract and have a contracted power equal to or less than 10 kW.
- The Social Bonus aid can only be requested for habitual residenceSecond residences are not included in the aid.
- The PVPC rate can only be contracted with a reference marketer.
The main benefit offered by this bonus is a discount on the electricity bill of 25% for vulnerable consumers, although it could reach percentages of up to 40% and 60% in conditions of severe vulnerability. In addition, the beneficiaries will also have a longer period to pay the bills and the supply may not be interrupted in the event of non-payment when they have a child under 16 years of age in the family nucleus or if any of its members has a disability equal to or higher than 33%.
Neighborhood TUR for boilers
This rate of last resort (TUR) from Ahorro Vecinal for community boilers limits market prices and is subsidized by the Government of Spain. Its objective is to reduce the high prices of the energy market and, for this, it limits the market prices. The approximate savings is 50% compared to what would be paid without this measure. However, in order to apply for the neighborhood TUR it is necessary to meet a series of requirements, as highlighted in the corresponding publication of the Official State Gazette (BOE):
- Be up to date with payment.
- have installed individual consumption accountants or distributorsor commit to do so before September 30, 2023 (in case of non-compliance, the community will have to return 25% of the savings), unless it is technically unfeasible.
- Having passed the mandatory inspections of the boiler, as well as having carried out the energy efficiency inspection “with a positive result” on time.
- If the consumption is greater than 50,000,000 kWh per year (that is, it belongs to the local network toll levels RL9, RL10 or RL11) it is necessary to have prior authorization from the General Directorate for Energy Policy and Mines.
will be the president of the neighborhood community the person in charge of requesting the TUR.
Help of 200 euros
The 200 euro check for vulnerable families is one of the main measures approved by the Government in the anti-crisis plan to alleviate the effects of inflation. The term to request this aid of 200 unique euros opened on February 15 and will end next March 31. It is requested through the website of the Tax Agency.
In order to receive it, the Tax Agency will verify that:
- The natural person received in 2022 about gross income of less than 27,000 euros per year (including unemployment benefits). In addition, the household income will also be computed jointly, that is, that of the spouse of the holder of the application and the ascendants of the same.
- The family patrimony of the home must also be less than 75,000 euros without counting the habitual residence.
- The holder has to have his residence in Spain.
However, they are excluded:
- The recipients of Minimum Vital Income.
- Receivers of pensions paid by the General Scheme and the special Social Security Schemes.
- If they are recipients of similar benefits for being self-employed.
- Right administrators of a commercial society that had not ceased their activity as of December 31, 2022.
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