“All” homes eligible for the energy audit will receive it, assures Bruno Le Maire

“There will be no losers,” said the minister on France 5, “for a certain number of technical reasons”, some recipients risked not receiving it.

Distributed starting in 2018, energy checks are paid once a year in the spring. With an average amount of 150 euros, it benefits the lowest 20% of households, or more than 5.6 million households, to help them pay for their electricity.

Some family or consumer associations (CLCV, Afoc, rural families, Cnafal, UFC, Unaf) reported during the day that a million beneficiaries risk being excluded from the system “even though they meet the criteria to receive it”.

“The associations did well to react, well to point out the problem, we’ve solved it, there’s no one to lose,” emphasized Bruno Le Maire.

Claims Desk

According to the housing tax, the energy check is paid according to the tax income and the composition of the house in the housing. “As the housing tax has been abolished, housing is more difficult to identify,” explained Bruno Le Maire.

New families, for example students, or those with reduced income may not receive a check.

An online complaint counter will be set up for those who have not received checks at the end of the remittance campaign, which will take place in April and May, Bersi told AFP.

“In any case, French people who benefited from the energy check in 2023 will also benefit from the energy check in 2024. Those who believe they are eligible but who have not received it by mid-May will be able to claim,” according to this source.