Energy check: be careful, this is the last day to request this aid, here's how

If you have not received your energy check in 2024 even though you are eligible for this system, you only have a few hours left to request it. Here is the procedure to follow.

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– One million households were unfairly deprived of the energy check in spring 2024.

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The final countdown to obtain your energy check is on. Paid in spring 2024 to most of its beneficiaries, this aid was however not granted to a million eligible households this year. At issue: the abolition of the housing tax in 2023, which deprived the government of essential tax information to determine whether or not a household should receive the tax. energy check. It is therefore the reference tax income (RFR) for the year of 2021 which was taken into account to establish the list of beneficiaries, the new households eligible in 2024 on the basis of their 2022 income being disadvantaged. This is why the government has set up a platform allowing them to request this aid, for an average amount of 150 euros. Accessible since July 4, this “wicket” closes this Tuesday, December 31 at midnight.

A check usable until March 31, 2025

You must therefore act quickly if you have not yet made your request. An online procedure to be carried out on the 2024 Energy Check Counter website. To do this, bring your mobile phone, all 2023 tax notices (on 2022 income) for the members of your household as of December 31, 2022, a copy of your identity document and finally ‘an energy contract invoice of less than three months in your name. In case of connection problems, or if you do not have a mobile phone, you can contact the helpdesk on 0 805 204 805 for assistance.