Energy check: find out the period when you will receive this aid from the State

Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credits: MATHIEU THOMASSET / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 2:00 p.m., April 2, 2024

Around 5.6 million low-income households will gradually receive, starting this Tuesday, April 2, and throughout the month, their energy check for the year 2024. As of this Tuesday, "there are nearly 5.6 million low-income households in France who will receive the energy check without any prior action", at their home, indicated the Ministry of Economy and Finance, specifying that shipments will be spread out until April 25 depending on the department of residence.

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Payments will be made in four periods: from April 2 to 5 for the first wave, from April 8 to 12 for the second wave, from April 16 to 19 for the third wave and from April 22 to 25 for the last wave. Go to the government website to find out the date on which the energy check will be paid to you.

Distributed since 2018, the energy check helps low-income households pay their energy bills (electricity, gas, heat, wood or oil heating, LPG), and certain energy work. And this in a context of a new increase in electricity prices of 10% in February as part of the gradual exit from the tariff shield. Its annual amount varies between 48 euros and 277 euros, calculated according to the 2021 reference tax income and the composition of the household.

According to the ministry, this aid will concern “20% of the lowest-income French households”. It can be used until March 31, 2025 to pay for heating charges included in the rents of certain collective housing (homes, retirement homes, long-term care establishments, etc.) and, new this year, also “for the payment of rental charges including energy costs” in social housing, specifies Bercy.