Energy Check 2022: The first energy checks will reach the 5.8 million beneficiaries
THE energy check is a help allocated by the state in order to allow households who receive low incomes and who do not exceed a certain resource ceiling. It allows these low-income households to repay all or part of the amount of their EDF invoice, but also to help them in their work energy renovation.
Sending this energy check began on Wednesday March 30, 2022. All people who have not exceeded the ceilingeligibility will receive it in their mailbox.
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Energy check eligibility
You have nothing to do except declare your tax revenue from last year. If the declared amount does not exceed the authorized ceiling, you are eligible and the check energy will be sent to you automatically. As an indication, the aid allocated is in the amount of 150 euros reaching 277 euros depending on income and the number of people in the beneficiary household. This year, sending energy checks begins on March 30 or April 30, 2022 depending on the department you belong to, informs the Ministry of Ecological Transition in a press release. Beneficiaries who chose in previous years to automatically transmit their energy check to their distributorelectricity or natural gas will receive between April 11 and 22 a confirmation attesting to the receipt of this energy check 2022 by their supplier. Read also: Sunglasses: Our advice for preparing for summer 2022!Availability of a beneficiary space from April 2022
Thanks to this assistance, households with modest incomes have the possibility of paying part or all of the amount of theirEDF invoices or natural gas, but This help can also be used by others means of heating such as:- the wood
- domestic fuel oil
- Granules
The Ministry of Sustainable Development specifies that this aid could also serve residents by:
- Ehpad
- EHPA
- Independent residences
- Long-term care establishments and units (USLD)





