The Joint Ministerial Decision is expected (JMC) which will specify the announcements for the new limits of the heating allowance.
Finance Ministry officials estimate that the first payments to the beneficiaries could be made even in November, and in any case by the end of the year. The goal of the financial staff is speeding up the submission process, approval and subsequent payment of the money to the beneficiaries.
It is recalled that in previous years the payments for the heating allowance started shortly before Christmas.
In this context, the financial staff is "running" in order to technically manage the platform for receiving applications at myHeating to be ready by the end of October.. Of course, a precondition for this is the JMC to be issued soon in order for the specific decisions to be "buttoned" on the AADE platform..
The financial staff is considering various scenarios regarding the payment method of the beneficiaries, in order to speed up the process. The general principle that anyone who has invoices is reimbursed remains, however, There are also alternative proposals on the table in order to compensate as many consumers as possible.
The same sources, in fact, do not preclude a large part of the allowance from being paid within it 2021 and to concern the oil purchases that will be made in the near future, yet still seeking the method of selecting the beneficiaries.
Today, first day disposal of heating oil sold From 1,14 to 1,17 euros per liter when last year such a season was about 0,75 euros per liter in Athens and on 15 April, when his disposal was completed, in 0,95 euro.
Criteria and beneficiaries
The allowance is granted for purchases of oil or gas or other heating fuels and for purchases of firewood or pellets for those permanently residing in mountainous areas with a population of up to 2.500 residents.
Beneficiaries of the allowance are:
1. Natural persons unmarried or married or widowed or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement or are separated or divorced, which consume heating oil or natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas or firewood or biomass for heating (pellet). Especially for married people or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, The beneficiary is the person liable to submit the income tax return, or one of the two in the case of a separate declaration.
2. The natural persons, for the consumption of subsidized with present types of heating fuels, for the properties they use as their main residence at the time of application, whether they are rented or are free of charge or are privately owned.
Especially for the granting of heating allowance to the consumers of firewood and biomass (pellet) an additional condition is that the property is located in a settlement with a population equal to or less than 2.500 residents and the corresponding subsidy rate should be equal to or greater than 0,8.
Those who are not entitled to heating allowance:
- they owned it 2020 cars over 1.928 cubic centimeters, boats over 5 meters and aircraft,
- is during 2021 declared "guests"
- had the 2020 I.X.. cars more than two.
The basis for calculating the allowance from 220 euro rises to 300 euro (this amount is multiplied by the degree days, which are a factor ranging from 0,12 to 1,62 depending on the cold of the area), while the minimum allowance increases to 100 euro, from 80 euros and the maximum allowance increases to 750 euro, from 650 euro.
With the new method of calculation the allowance for each child will be increased by 20%, instead 10%, which was valid until today.
At the same time, the income criteria are increasing:
- From 12.000 for the unmarried, in 14.000 euro.
- In case of family, the allowance amounts to 20.000 euro, which will be increased by 3.000 euros for each child, instead 2.000 euro in force until today.
- Therefore the income limit is increased: From 24.000 for the family with two children, in 26.000 euro,
- From 26.000 for the family with three children, in 29.000 euro.
Property criteria are also increasing:
- From 130.000 value of real estate for the unmarried, in 180.000 euro
- From 250.000 value of real estate for married people, in 300.000 euro.
Source: dikaiologitika.gr
