Beneficiaries will be natural persons who meet the following requirements: They have the status of beneficiary of the social electricity bonus until 31 December 2019 and the point of supply where they benefit from the social bonus is located in the Valencian Community. . The beneficiary’s situation is not transferable, given its personal nature.
The amount each person receives will be determined by the person’s degree of sensitivity and the climate zone where the house is located. These aids range from a minimum of 37.68 euros to a maximum of 123.94 euros..
Regarding the definitions of vulnerable beneficiary, vulnerable, seriously vulnerable and at risk of social exclusion, these are the definitions established in articles 3 and 4 of Royal Decree 897/2017 of 6 October, which regulate the vulnerable consumer figure, social bonus. and other protection measures for domestic electrical energy consumers.
The Thermal Social Bonus was established by Royal Decree 15/2018 of 5 October on urgent measures for energy conversion and consumer protection. Part of the policy to combat energy poverty and inspired by the principles of the National Strategy Against Energy Poverty 2019-2024.
The bond in question is financed from the General State Budget, but Managed and paid for by autonomous communities since 2020. Specifically, it is decided through a program of direct granting of aid aimed at reducing energy poverty among vulnerable consumers in relation to energy for heating, domestic hot water or cooking.
In the Valencian Community, the processing and payment of aid corresponding to 2021 and 2022 was carried out by the Valencian Business Competition Authority. (Ivace) is affiliated with the Department of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism. The year in which the most files were processed was 2022, with more than 163,500 files.
But, Aid for 2020 could not be processed due to the lawsuit filed that year as a result of the Constitutional Court’s decision dated 23 September 2020 and numbered 134/2020.l, which resolved the objection of unconstitutionality filed by the Basque Government regarding various provisions of Royal Decree Law No. 15/2018.
Considering the context and extent of energy poverty in the Valencian Community The recommendations of the Sindicatura de Greuges were followed and approval of this standard was deemed necessary in order to receive assistance in the 2020 fiscal year. In order to contribute to reducing energy poverty.
For this reason, direct assistance is provided by making a single payment as Thermal Social Bonus to those who are deemed eligible in 2020 because they are beneficiaries of the social electricity bonus as of December 31, 2019.