A relief for the French who warm themselves with wood. From December 27, they will be able to receive a check for 50 to 200 euros from the government, according to a communiqué from Ministry of Economy published on Friday, at the same time as the corresponding decree in the Official Journal (JO).
The platform for requesting this aid announced this fall by the executive to support households facing to soaring energy prices was originally supposed to go live on Thursday.
The check “will concern 70% of households heating mainly with wood”, or “2.6 million households, for a total budget of 230 million euros”, according to Bercy. Households will be able to apply for this aid until April 30, 2023 and the checks will be sent from “mid-February 2023”.
Several criteria
According to the decree published Friday in the OJ, the check will reach 100 or 200 euros for French people whose reference tax income is less than 14,400 euros and 50 or 100 euros for those whose tax income is between 14,400 and 27,500 euros.
The amount of the check depends on the type of fuel used: households who heat with wood pellets are thus entitled to double the aid provided for those who use logs, sticks or chips.