ENERGY CHECK. The payment of the exceptional energy check of 100 to 200 euros will be made in a few days. Amount, conditions, simulation… We take stock at the start of the week.
[Mis à jour le 22 novembre 2022 à 08h09] In the coming days, the payment of the long-awaited exceptional energy check. This aid introduced by the government to anticipate increases in the combined price of electricity and gas (+15% early 2023) should be paid at the very beginning of the month of December 2022. The amount will be between 100 and 200 euros depending on your personal situation and your level of income. The transfer will be made automatically for the 12 million beneficiaries. Here are the conditions to benefit from it before the end of the year:
The amount of the exceptional energy check will be 100 to 200 euros depending on income and household composition. Its payment is planned from the end of 2022, logically at the beginning of December, announced the Prime Minister during her press conference on aid relating to the increase in energy for the most modest households. 12 million households are affected. This aid will be added to the annual energy check already sent to 5.8 million households in 2022.
For example, a single mother in minimum wage with a dependent child will receive 200 euros. On the other hand, a couple with 3,000 euros in income and two dependent children will benefit from a check for 100 euros. The cost of the operation for the coffers of the State is estimated at 1.8 billion euros according to the statements of the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire. To find out your eligibility, you can also refer just below to the precise scale established by the executive according to your level of income:
- Check for 200 euros : 20% of the most modest households, income below €10,800
- Check for 100 euros : households whose income is between 10,800 and €17,400
In the summer of 2022, an envelope of 230 million euros was voted to help the most modest households, and allow them to pay their energy bills. And precisely, in order to support the French heating with fuel oil, a check of 100 to 200 euros will be paid from November 8 next. This brand new “fuel cheque” will benefit 1.6 million of hearths. The calculation takes into account the income of 2020, the number of people in the household as well as the income. But who can benefit from it? Here are three concrete examples provided by the government to try to better understand the amount you could receive next month:
- A single person at minimum wage with a child: 200 euros
- A single person with minimum wage without children: 100 euros
- A single woman with two children and a net salary of 3,000 euros: 100 euros
No action is expected if you have already used an energy check in the past. For others, you will have to apply at an online counter open from November 8. Note that this aid is not applicable to fuel bills already paid. But it can be used for the payment of all types of energy bills, in addition to fuel oil (gas, electricity, wood pellets). Have you already filled your tank? No worries, you keep this help.
This year, to deal with soaring energy prices, the government announced the creation of two new aids in addition to the traditional energy check, paid in the spring of 2023. Here is the complete calendar of the 3 dates to remember about the energy check before the end of 2022, and in 2023:
- Tuesday, November 8, 2022 : fuel check
- End of December 2022 : exceptional energy check
- Spring 2023 : classic energy check
The payment of the energy check (classic) is made by department. the check 2023 will be sent automatically between March 30 2023 and the April 29, 2023 depending on your department of residence.
The energy check is awarded each year, depending on your income and the composition of your household. It is sent to you, automatically, on the basis of the information transmitted by the tax services, and provided that you have carried out your tax return within the deadlines set by the tax authorities. You must also live in accommodation subject to housing tax (even if you are exempt). You can also decide to “pre-assign” it to your energy supplier.
The amount of the energy check depends on the resources and composition of your household. To determine this, the government has established a scale. Here is the scale that applies in 2022.
| RFR / UC < 5,600 euros | 5,600 euros < RFR / UA < 6,700 euros | 6,700 euros < RFR / UA < 7,700 euros | 7,700 euros < RFR / UA < 10,800 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CU | 194 euros | 146 euros | 98 euros | 48 euros |
| 1 < UC < 2 | 240 euros | 176 euros | 113 euros | 63 euros |
| 2 or more CUs | 277 euros | 202 euros | 126 euros | 76 euros |
As you can see, a single person can receive an energy check for a maximum amount of 194 euros in 2023. Note that the energy check can be combined with the Ma Prime Rénov aid, the device that replaces the tax credit for energy transition (CITE).
For the exceptional energy check expected at the end of 2022 as announced on September 14 by the government, the amount may reach 200 euros for a household composed of a single mother receiving the minimum wage and with two dependent children. For a couple with two children and whose income is equal to 3,000 euros net, the exceptional check will be for an amount of 100 euros.
To determine your eligibility for the energy check scheme, you can go to the site dedicated to the energy check. There is no simulator in the strict sense of the term. On the other hand, we invite you to enter your tax number to determine if you are eligible for the device. By entering your tax ID, the site tells you whether or not you are concerned. If this is not the case, the following message is displayed: “If you nevertheless think that your household fulfills the conditions of income and composition to benefit from the energy check, or, if you are an approved operator for housing in rental intermediation and you wish to check the eligibility of a sub-leased household for the energy check, you can nevertheless continue with the eligibility test”. You are then invited to complete a questionnaire comprising three questions.
You don’t have to do anything. The energy voucher is allocated in such a way automatique. In practice, it is the tax administration that sends the list of eligible households to the Services and Payment Agency (ASP). The latter is in charge of editing and sending the check by post. Eligible households therefore receive it automatically, without having to fill out any form. There is therefore no point in contacting the services in charge of the energy check if you are not eligible.
Energy check assistance can be reached on 0 805 204 805 (freephone number), Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. “In case of heavy traffic, we recommend that you call in the morning from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., or at the end of the day from 5:00 p.m.”, we warn on the energy check site.
You are sure and certain to meet the conditions of the energy check, and yet there is no trace in your mail? In this case, contact support, either via the contact form on the dedicated site, or by telephone. Remember to bring your tax notice. “To be able to benefit from the energy check, you must have declared your income to the tax services (even if your income is low or zero)”, we recall in the Frequently Asked Questions. “After having regularized your situation, you will be able to apply for an energy check. On the other hand, if you have still not declared your income for the following year, you will no longer be able to claim the benefit of the energy check”.