this minister council will confirm this tuesday A new package of measures aimed at reducing energy bill Consumers triggered after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Additional mobilization of 3,000 million euros this will protect 40% of Spanish households.
Among the measures announced last week by the Head of Government, Pedro Sánchez, is the creation of a regulated rate (TUR) for neighborhood communities with centralized gas boilers. they have not been able to prefer such rates until now They are more cost-effective than those on the free market, as they exceed the maximum allowable annual consumption of 50,000 kilowatt-hours.
This newly adjusted rate It will be valid until the end of 2023and will let 1.7 million households cut their bills by more than half, according to Executive Board calculationsby limiting the quarterly increase in prices, as with current regulated rates.
Social bonus extended
Moreover The discount of the electricity social bonus will be extended, in particular, from the current 60% to 65%. when it comes to consumers who are considered vulnerable and 70% to 80% for the severely vulnerableBefore the energy crisis broke out, the discount reached 25% and 40%, respectively.
Moreover, The amount of energy eligible for the discount is increased by 15%up to 1,587 kilowatt hours (KWh) per year for minors; 2,221 KWh for underage families and pensioners; 2,697.9 KWh for those with two small children and 4,140 KWh for large families.
Likewise, a new consumer category is being established with 40% discount on their bills for low-income working households, which will benefit another 1.5 million families.
As Teresa Ribera, the third vice president and minister for Ecological Transition, explained in an interview with Cadena Ser a few days ago, people living alone and earning up to 16,000 euros a year, couples earning 20,000 euros, or families earning 28,000.
Finally, Budget for thermal social bonus for vulnerable households to double in 2022 and 2023it will double the average benefit to 375 euros per household and raise the minimum amount to 40 euros compared to the current 35 euros.