WOOD HEATING. Aid for heating with wood is now paid by the State for households. From 50 to 200€ can be perceived. How to get it?
[Mis à jour le 27 décembre 2022 à 09h07] It is not just electricity and gas in the daily life of the French. For heating, many people use wood pellets so as not to be cold in their homes. But heating in this way also has a blow, which has soared in recent months given the new prices of these essential materials. Thus, like what has been done with the energy voucher, another form of aid has been put in place by the government to try to help households cash in on this price increase: the energy wood check, with a value varying between 50 and 200€, depending on income and the type of material used. To request your check, simply log on to the energy check website From this Thursday, December 22, 2022, enter your electronic filer tax number and send your invoice.
Today, 3.4 million of French people heat themselves with wood according to Ademe. With the soaring price of pellets, some households find themselves at a loss when it comes to paying the bill. This is why the government wishes to act to allow the most modest households to heat themselves properly this winter. This aid concerns both households heating with logsor some pellet (granules). To claim this wood energy voucher, simply log on as soon as December 22, 2022 on a online counter dedicated.
This check is sent to households whose reference tax income annual per consumption unit is strictly less than 20,000 euros.
Your remuneration must not exceed €2,260 per month for a single person, and €4,750 per month for a couple with two dependent children.
The amount of the brand new wood energy check for French people heating with wood will be included between 50 euros and 200 euros depending on your level of income and the type of firewood heater used (logs or pellets). To receive this cheque, your salary must be less than €2,260 for a single person, and less than €4,750 for a couple with two children.
- Heating with pellets : 200 euros (for the most modest), 100 euros (higher category)
- Heating with logs : 100 euros (for the most modest), 50 euros (other income brackets within the limits of the ceilings)
To claim your wood energy check, all you have to do is connect to the site chequeernergie.gouv.frenter his teledeclarant number and his invoice from December 22, 2022until April 30, 2023.