The energy check is making a comeback this year. However, its calendar has been modified and its method of allocation for homes too.
Automatically assigned according to tax income, the energy check adapts to Profile of beneficiaries by offering several possibilities of use. But then, what about 2025?
Energy check: significant annual support
Reserved for households whose reference tax income (RFR) does not exceed a certain thresholdthe energy check provides financial support varies between 48 and 277 euros. And this, according to the composition of the household and its resources.
No approach is required: the check is sent by mail between April and May 2024. It can be used to adjust electricity, gas, fuel oil or wood bills, but also to pay for collective heating charges in social housing or condominium.
It also serves to finance energy renovation work. Provided that they are made by a RGE certified craftsman (recognized guarantor of the environment), such as the insulation or installation of a heating system more efficient.
The beneficiaries also benefit from specific advantages, such as protection against power cuts in the event of unpaid. Or discounts on the costs of commissioning an energy contract.
Thought as a tool for supporting purchasing power and The energy transitionthe energy check is valid until March 31, 2025. It represents a precious help to lighten the invoices of the most modest households.
In order to better protect precarious households, the Minister of Industry and Energy, Marc Ferracci, asked energy suppliers to adopt a more flexible approach. And this, with regard to All beneficiaries.
Resources to benefit from it
Allocated under resources, the energy check is based on two criteria. Reference tax income (RFR) of the home and its composition, expressed in consumption units (UC).
To be entitled to it, the RFR per UC must be less than € 11,000. THE Calculation of UC Takes into account the size of the household. 1 UC for the first person, 0.5 for the second, then 0.3 for each additional person.
For example, a couple with two children represents 2.1 UC (1 + 0.5 + 0.3 + 0.3). If its RFR is 20,000 €, This gives € 9,523 per UC, which is below the threshold of € 11,000 and the home is therefore eligible.
-From the summer of 2025, a dematerialized version will be available on the dedicated site. It can be used in several timesespecially with electricity or gas partner suppliers.
In 2025, the energy check could no longer be used to finance renovation work. It will be exclusively reserved for the regulations of energy bills (electricity, gas, fuel oil, wood, etc.).
Moreover, the beneficiaries already identified will continue to receive the check automatically. On the other hand, newly eligible households (moving, change of situation, etc.) will have to make a request online or by mail.
Energy check: a late sending in 2025
Due to a late vote of the finance law, the sending of the check is postponed at November 2025. Instead of usual spring. But then, what if you don’t receive the energy check?
If you think you are eligible, but do not receive anything, check your rights and then sign up on the dedicated portal or by mail. Assistance is available to help you carry out this process.
The check allows you to adjust electricity, gas, fuel or wood bills, the charges energy -related In some Forest accommodation, Ehpad. Or even autonomy residences.
You can pay online, and for that, just connect to Your personal space. To enter the references of the check. The amount will be deducted from your next invoice.
By mail, send the check with a copy of your invoice and Your customer number to your supplier. You can activate an automatic pre-impact of the check so that it is deducted each year from your invoices, without new process.
This is done online or by checking a box on the paper check. What if the check Said superior to your invoice, the balance will be automatically reported on your next monthly payments.
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