Third vice president and Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Riberaannounced the bylaws change electric social bonus to create income criteria in the case of large families Who is currently using discount on your bill regardless of your income. The announcement was posted on the social network. twitter Vice President of the Community of Madrid, Enrique Ossoriogot this help as described knowledge book.
according to the information free informationOn 14 October 2022, the Community of Madrid Family Office awarded Ossorio the thermal social bonus of 195.82 euros, corresponding to the 2021 call. This ‘check’ for heating in winter is received by all buyers. electric social bonus. However, it differs from the latter in that those governing it are autonomous communities. discount Electricity is done directly on the monthly bill.
All families with more than three children who contracted Voluntary Price for the Small Consumer (PVPC) are considered “vulnerable” and can receive a 25% discount on their electricity bills regardless of their income, while the remaining consumers must meet certain income criteria. In case of severe vulnerability, assistance increases to 40%. Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the Government has increased these aids to 65% and 80% discounts, respectively.
The debate is not new. Teresa Ribera recognized herself two years ago (January 2021) At the Congress of Representatives, where the intention of the Government is to carry out Regulatory changes Concentrating on “those who need it most”. “We must point out, we must understand Vulnerable consumer categories created earlier in 2017 HE it really corresponds to who needs it most. Sometimes we see that this is not necessarily so, and if We cross the income and wealth informationwe may be giving coverage to people who can handle themselves better and setting aside resources that could be allocated to particularly needy groups,” said the then vice president.
Retail gas market of the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) and electricity for 2020, as reported by El PERIÓDICO from the Prensa Ibérica group. A statement that remains valid based on CNMC’s latest data for September last year. specifically, there 347,863 extended families benefiting from this assistance244,141 are considered “vulnerable” meaning they don’t have to justify their income criteria, 17% of all beneficiaries.
In the last two years, the Government has introduced other changes as well as increasing the percentages after the war, such as the automatic renewal of this benefit to prevent consumers who receive this benefit from forfeiting the benefit if they need to apply again two years later. all the paperwork is causing many consumers to lose help. Then the Consumers and Users Association (OCU) went further and requested that the discount be applied automatically based on the number of customers. income criteria