The terms of the implementation of these measures will be presented “in the coming days”, according to Matignon.
The government announced Wednesday, February 16, an emergency aid system for condominium residents and HLM tenantshitherto excluded from the temporary freeze on gas and electricity prices introduced until June.
“Housing heated by gas and not eligible for the regulated sales price (condominiums, social housing, housing heated by a heat network, etc.) will be able to benefit from compensation aimed at covering the increase in market prices”, indicates Matignon. in a press release.
“This compensation will provide the households concerned an aid equivalent to the freezing of regulated gas prices from October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022“, adds Matignon, specifying that it will be “automatically passed on to their charges”.
The terms presented “in the coming days”
Minister Emmanuelle Wargon had recognized in the morning on South Radio a “hole in the racket” in this “price shield” promised by the government to mitigate the persistent rise in energy prices, via the freezing of regulated gas prices and a 4% limit on the regulated electricity price beginning of 2022. Only individuals can benefit from regulated tariffs. However, more than 18% of the country’s homes are collectively heated, including part of the HLM stock.
The CLCV, a consumer defense association, had called for aid measures for households faced with a surge in collective heating expenses, believing that they were the “forgotten” of government measures in the face of the general increase in the price of electricity. energy, reports BFMTV.
The terms of the implementation of these measures will be presented “in the coming days”, promised Matignon, following discussions with “gas suppliers, heating engineers, heating networks and representatives of social landlords and trustees”.
The Minister did not specify what the nature of this corrective or emergency aid device will be.
