French people who heat themselves with wood can ask from December 27 to receive a check for 50 to 200 euros from the government, according to a press release from the Ministry of the Economy published this Friday, December 23, at the same time as the corresponding decree in the Official Journal. (OJ).
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The platform to apply for this aid announced this fall by the executive to support households in the face of soaring energy prices was initially to go online on Thursday. The check “will concern 70% of households heating mainly with wood”either “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 the “mid-February 2023”.
Depending on the fuel
According to the decree published this 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.
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The amount of the check depends on the type of fuel used: households that heat with wood pellets are thus entitled to double the aid provided for those who use logs, sticks or chips.
