We must know that we have the opportunity to access different government aid and benefits regarding such important areas as transportation, food, home, children or electricity. In this specific case we want to focus on the help we can receive in the case of meet certain requirements to pay for electricity and heating From home.
As it could not be otherwise, these are 2 basic elements for our daily lives, especially at this time when the cold threatens most of the country. Hence, below we will talk about the bonuses called electrical and thermal that we can access by meeting these requirements that we are going to tell you about.
Requirements and how to request the Electric Social Bonus
It goes without saying that at this time, light is a basic good that we should all have at home. Hence certain most vulnerable families They can request this social bonus to save up to 50% on their monthly bill. Say that the Social Electricity Bonus is government aid that focuses on reducing electricity bills for low-income consumers in our country.
Thus, it is important to know that among the requirements to request this Social Electricity Bonus it is necessary, first of all, to contract the PVPC or Voluntary Price for Small Consumers in your habitual residence. Also regarding annual income, we will have to demonstrate that they are less than 12,600 euros in the current year 2024 for cohabitants. The discounts to which we will be entitled if we meet these requirements are the following:
- A 25% discount for vulnerable consumers.
- 40% discount for severely vulnerable families.
- 50% of the electricity bill for those who are at risk of social exclusion and are cared for by social services.
At this point and if we are eligible, it is important to know that the Electric Social Bonus is apply directly to the electric company that we have contracted. From there the company will present the request to the public administration, we will only have to fill out the documentation that they provide us. Once this is done, we only have to wait a maximum of 10 business days to receive the resolution.
How to access the Heating Bonus
On the other hand, we also have the possibility of accessing the so-called Thermal Bonus, which as you can imagine, refers to the gas bill to heat our home. Well, at this point we must know that to be beneficiaries of the aforementioned Thermal Bonus, we must first have the electric one, as we mentioned previously. In fact, for this heating bonus, we do not even need to expressly request it. The reason for this is that it is considered as a complement of the Electrical Social Bonus which we explained to you in previous lines.
This means that once we have been approved and are eligible for the Electrical Bonus, we automatically access the Thermal. Most likely, we will receive a letter at home informing us that we are beneficiaries of this aid. However, it is important to keep in mind that depending on the Autonomous Community, we will obtain a greater or lesser discount. Here the weather of each region of our country comes into play, which directly affects the amount of the discount that we are going to obtain.