From 01.01.2021, the methods of access to the discount on electricity, gas and water bills for families in difficulty have changed as established by Legislative Decree 26 October 2019 n. 124, converted with amendments by Law 19/12/2019, n. 157. “From 1 January 2021, social bonuses for economic hardship will be automatically recognized to citizens/families who are entitled to them, without them having to submit an application”.
The conditions necessary to be entitled to bonuses for economic hardship do not change:
- belong to a family unit with an ISEE indicator not exceeding 8,265 euros, or
- belong to a family unit with at least 4 dependent children (large family) and ISEE indicator not exceeding 20,000 euros, or
- belong to a family unit entitled to Citizenship Income or Citizenship Pension.
One of the members of the ISEE family unit must be the holder of an active electricity and/or gas and/or water supply contract with a tariff for domestic use, or benefit from an active condominium gas and/or water supply.
Each family unit is entitled to only one bonus per type – electricity, gas, water – per year of competence.
From 1 January 2021, interested parties will no longer have to submit the application to obtain bonuses for economic hardship at the Municipalities or CAFs. It will be sufficient for every year, starting from 2021, the citizen/family unit to present the Single Substitutive Declaration (DSU) to obtain the ISEE certificate useful for the different subsidized social benefits; eligible citizens/family units will be paid automatically (i.e. without the need to submit an application): the electricity bonus for economic hardship, the gas bonus, the water bonus.
However, for the moment, the bonus for physical discomfort will not be automatically paid. Therefore, from 1 January 2021 nothing will change regarding the methods of accessing this bonus: individuals who are in serious health conditions and who use electro-medical equipment for their survival will have to continue to request it from the authorized Municipalities or CAFs.
Below you will find the application form for the Social Discomfort Bonus for individuals who are in serious health conditions and who use electro-medical equipment for their survival.
For any other information or clarification and to receive assistance you can contact the SGATE Call Center on the toll-free number 800192719 or write to the email address [email protected].
Or at the following link: https://www.arera.it/it/consumatori/ele/bonusele_df.htm#richiesta
