After the federal government, the city of Vienna has now put together an aid package. In total, those affected can hope for a maximum of 1000 euros in support.
As reported, prices for district heating are rising by 92 percent. In addition to an inflation of eight percent, this brings many households to the financial limit. The city of Vienna now wants to provide relief, at least in terms of energy costs, and has presented a four-pillar model for this. New is the energy bonus ’22. Mayor Michael Ludwig and Alderman for Finance Peter Hanke (both SPÖ) have budgeted 130 million euros for this.
Two-thirds of Viennese households can benefit from this new support, which will be paid on demand by the end of the year. 200 euros per household is transferred in cash to an account. “The Vienna Energy Bonus ’22 is a direct and accurate measure to dampen inflation for many Viennese households,” explains Mayor Ludwig.
Who qualifies?
In total, some 650,000 households, including small and medium-sized enterprises, should benefit from this. Eligible for the Vienna Energy Bonus ’22 are persons registered in Vienna with a maximum annual gross income of 40,000 euros for single-person households (corresponds to a gross monthly salary of 2835 euros including holiday and Christmas bonus) or 100,000 euros total annual income for multi-person households .
The Vienna Column Model
The new funding is in addition to the measures already adopted:
- Pillar 1 charges 200 euros directly to people who are particularly affected without an application and is about to be paid out.
- In Pillar 2 a considerably larger group of benefit recipients, namely 210,000 Viennese households, can request partial payment of arrears and billing directly from the energy company (up to 500 euros per household).
- Pillar 3 supports measures for thermal renovation, energy-efficient new construction and conversion to sustainable forms of energy.
Source: Krone
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