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– The energy check will be renewed in 2025.
The rule for awarding the energy check will change in 2025. This aid, intended to support low-income households who are facing a sharp increase in their energy expenses, will be applied a reform of its payment methodreports Energeek. This modification, included in the 2025 finance bill, is mainly due to the elimination of the housing tax, which served as an eligibility criterion.
For those who will make their first request next year, a declaration process will be set up, with a counter, on which potential beneficiaries will have to prove their low income, but also certify that their accommodation is good their main residence. The amount of the check does not change, as do the criteria and scales. For those who already benefit from it, its automatic sending will be maintainedspecifies the website.
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“Minimize non-recourse rates”
On the platform, you will also need to provide the accommodation's electricity delivery point number and household tax parameters. If the government touts a new system aimed at “return to an automatic check and minimize non-recourse rates”other elected officials like the LFI MP Claire Lejeune see it above all as a «sale coup» to save money.
To request it, it is imperative to file a claim before January 1, 2025. Afterwards, it will no longer be possible to benefit from this assistance for the current year.
