There will be “no losers” in April, assures Bruno Le Maire

With electricity bills rising, the Energy Check represents more important support than ever for many French households with few resources. Addressing their concerns, the Economy Minister sought reassurance.

On Monday, many family or consumer associations, such as CLCV, Afoc or even Rural familiesExpressing his concern at seeing nearly one million beneficiaries losing access to energy checks, “ When they meet the criteria to get it ” during his appearance, Monday February 5, on the show You cThe minister assured that “ For a number of technical reasons

», many beneficiaries will lose their access to energy audits.

These technical reasons concern the abolition of housing tax. Indeed, the tax services had great difficulty in identifying these million families who were eligible for the energy audit and yet who almost lost access to this support put in place by the state in 2018. “The energy check is paid not only on the basis of your tax income, but also on the basis of your housing. This accommodation was identified due to payment of housing tax. Because it is removed, it is more difficult to identify housing, but we will overcome this difficulty. Economy Minister explained.

Energy checks will be paid in early April

” The association did well to react, well done to point out the problem, we solved it

», Bruno Le Maire suggested before confirming that “ Energy checks will be paid in early April. There will be no losers! All the people who are entitled to it because they are in a precarious situation, because they have a normal income, because they are students… they will be entitled to it. “, he reassured. With an average amount of 150 euros, the energy check is a significant aid that benefits about 20% of the lowest income families in France, or 5.6 million households, every spring.

However, some organizations believe that this amount is insufficient to cover all the expenses faced by these families. collective Let’s innovate Proposes, for example, its revaluation at an average of 759 euros per year. He estimated that the increase would not pose a budgetary constraint for the government, citing the 100 billion euros spent on tariff shields from October 2021, which could have financed 33 years of energy audits, according to the collective.