Economic impacts coronavirus And energy crisis derived from ukraine war rapidly increased the number houses suffering energy poverty, As can be seen from the annual survey Eurostat, released this Monday. statistics arm European Commission increases the rate spanish people Stating that they cannot continue their existence in 2022 warm houseAt 17.1%, it is the highest rate in the last decade. This rate is almost half throughout the Union. 9.3% population representing 2.4 percentage point increase Compared to the previous year.
According to Eurostat, Spain happened sixth country While the rate of families unable to keep their homes warm was higher, it ranked third last year. Citizens were the ones who had the most trouble keeping their homes at the appropriate temperature. Bulgariafollowed by a quarter of the population (22.5%, 1.5 points less than a year ago) Cyprus (19.2%), Greece (18.7%), Lithuania (17.5%) and Portugal (17.5%). On the contrary, finance (1.4%), Luxembourg (2.1%), Slovenia (2.6%), Austria (2.7%), czechia (2.9%), Sweden (3.3%) and Estonia (3.4%) recorded the lowest percentages.
The one from 2022 worst percent between last ten years For Spain, which used to account for an average of 8% to 10% of its population inappropriate temperature in your home By 2020, when the rate increased to 10.9%. The increase that year was due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus, which had a more lasting impact on Spain than in other European countries, pushing it into crisis. deactivate completely below the average levels recorded by Twenty seven European Union countries.
The effects of 2020 on households, far from improving, got worse in the following years. energy price increaseStarting in spring 2021 and reaching so far historical levels Average wholesale prices after the outbreak of the Ukrainian war light and gas over 200 and 100 euros per megawatt-hour respectively. Spain was one of the countries most affected by the price increase due to the direct relationship of the electricity wholesale price with the invoice. However impact on users depending on them were not equal Contract TypeIn the case of gas, the regulated market was cheapest due to intervention by the Government; When it came to electricity, the free market was the most affordable market.
social bonus
European statistics coincide with the increase in the number beneficiaries between electric social bonus inside highest poverty category The total increased to historical figures last year. 783,779 housesAccording to the latest data, Ministry of Ecological Transition I mean the month of May.
HE electric social bonus This is a discount for consumers of 25 percent to 40 percent on their electricity bill (aid rising to 65 percent and 80 percent respectively by the end of this year due to the energy crisis). regulated electricity contract (Voluntary Price for Small Consumers) and meet certain income limits. The electricity social bonus assumes the automatic collection of the thermal bonus, which means heating control in winter.
There are two different categories of social bonuses depending on poverty levels: Consumer defenseless and defenseless fierce. The number of users who benefited from the first of these discounts before the start of the Ukrainian war in February 2022 was 605,523 and 591,549, respectively. One year and three months later, in May 2023, the number of vulnerable beneficiaries increased slightly (to 679,196), but the number of severely vulnerable beneficiaries increased rapidly (783,779).