WOOD HEATING. The government has decided to grant French beneficiaries of the wood energy check an additional month to claim it. Dates, amount, and request.
[Mis à jour le 30 mars 2023 à 11h49] The wood check system will be extended! This extension of the energy check for households heating with wood, the amount of which is included between 50 euros and 200 euros may be claimed for an additional month: “we are going to extend the wood check until the end of May” declared the Minister of Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runcher, this Thursday, March 30. And no longer until April 30 as planned. In total, 2.6 million people are concerned. Please note, the check is not not sent automatically. It is in fact up to the beneficiaries to take the steps to receive it, from the energy check website. You must then enter your electronic tax filer number and send an invoice.
This aid was introduced by the government because of the increase in the price of firewood. heating. While the cubic meter of wood was sold around 115 euros in 2021, it is now displayed at around 150 euros for logs! An increase of about 30% which hits hard the portfolio of 6.5 million households heating by this method.
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, 2022and until May 31, 2023 by clicking here.
This check is sent to households whose annual reference tax income 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 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 May 31, 2023.