The official start for the Vienna energy bonus is tomorrow Monday. With this measure, the city of Vienna wants to support the citizens of the federal capital in addition to the subsidies from the federal government, given the increased energy prices and the cost of living.
A financial support of 200 euros per household is provided. Being suitable…
- single households with a gross annual income of less than 40,000 euros or
- multi-person households with a gross annual income of less than 100,000 euros.
According to the city hall, about 650,000 of the approximately one million households in Vienna are entitled to benefits. That is two-thirds of all Viennese households. The total volume is 130 million euros.
“Soft Start” should prevent problems
Immediately after the announcement of the measure last Monday, a so-called “soft start” was made during the week in order to eliminate any sources of error in the live operation in a timely manner. The 200,000 households in the districts of Favoriten and Donaustadt have already received letters with a password required for online applications. The first have already signed up and 30 people already have the money in their account, the office of Social Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) told the APA on Sunday. It is also possible to register by telephone.
Letters in four installments for Christmas
The campaign will officially start on Monday and Tuesday. On these two days, about 200,000 households in districts one through seven will receive their letters with passwords. In concrete terms, 400,000 households could apply for their energy premium early next week, provided the conditions are right. In three subsequent tranches, 200,000 households will be added each time in December, on 13/14. December and on 15/16. December received their letters with a password.
For a better classification, all Viennese can check whether they meet the requirements for the energy bonus. This week alone, 25,600 people used the online assistant to check income requirements. The online application is immediately processed automatically. The energy bonus should then be on the account within a few days.
Source: Krone
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