The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy presented a new social tariff for electricity “KOT G” for large families.
It provides for expanded conditions for inclusion in the assistance program, but property criteria will not be taken into account. Beneficiaries will be able to connect to a special social tariff by submitting an application electronically on the ΗΔΙΚΑ (IDIKA) platform. And now the answers to eight basic questions about the new tariff for large families, presented CNN Greece:
Who does the new multi-child tariff KOT G apply to?
Beneficiaries are large families, that is, families with four or more dependent children, by including them in a new separate category of ICT beneficiaries, separately from other economically or socially vulnerable groups of the population.
What are the criteria for inclusion in KOT G?
Expanded income criteria are applied to include large families in the KOT G tariff. For a family with four dependent children, the annual income limit reaches 50,000 euros, with an amount of 2,500 euros added for each additional dependent child, up to a total limit of 70,000 euros, regardless of the number of dependent children in the family. In addition, unlike other categories of ICT, the new tariff does not apply property criteria for the inclusion of beneficiaries. About 95% of large families become beneficiaries.
What benefits will large families who join the new multi-child tariff KOT G receive?
The new tariff radically reduces the electricity costs of beneficiaries, since the basic discount on the electricity supply fee is 100 euros/MWh. This means that, for example, for a family with four dependent children and a four-month electricity consumption of 2,000 kWh, the discount would be €200.
Is there a cap on energy consumption at which beneficiaries receive a specified discount on electricity supply?
Extended four-month consumption caps apply to multiple-child tariffs to provide a discount on electricity charges, starting at 2,000 kWh per four months for families with four dependent children, with consumption of 200 kWh for each additional dependent child. The four-month limit is up to 4,000 kWh, regardless of the number of dependent children in the family.
The above upper limit increases by 300 kWh for a large family that also includes a person or persons with a disability of 67% or more, and by 600 kWh for a large family that also includes a person or persons requiring mechanical assistance. For example, the limit for a family with four dependent children is 2300 kWh and 2600 kWh, respectively, for four months.
What happens if the energy consumption limit of KOT G beneficiaries is exceeded?
There is a special provision to allow beneficiaries not to opt out if their consumption limit is exceeded, with excess energy being charged at the basic household rate of the relevant supplier. It is assumed that the multi-child tariff covers most of the increased energy needs of beneficiaries.
Do beneficiaries of the new multi-child tariff KOT G have benefits in case of saving electricity consumption?
Beneficiaries benefit from the energy savings they achieve in relation to their four-month consumption limit. For example, a large family with four dependent children and a four-month subsidized consumption limit of 2000 kWh, having reduced consumption by 17% (333 kWh), is entitled to a discount of 120 euros/MWh instead of a discount of 100 euros/MWh. The additional discount in connection with achieving the savings goal cannot exceed 20% of the base one, i.e. a total of 120 EUR/MWh.
What applies to regulated fees from the accounts of beneficiaries of the new multi-child tariff KOT and its other categories?
Beneficiaries of the new multi-child tariff KOT G are exempt from regulated charges related to the energy part for calculating the system use fee (ΧΧΣ) and the network use fee (ΧΧΔ) within the limits of subsidized consumption. In addition, they are exempt from utility bills (ΥΚΩ).
A corresponding provision is also provided for beneficiaries of social household tariff category A (SOT A), while beneficiaries of category B (SOT B) are exempt from the fixed part of the network usage fee (ΧΧΔ).
What is the procedure for including beneficiaries with large children in the new KOT G tariff?
Inclusion in KOT G for large families will be carried out through an electronic platform, which will be opened by the company ΗΔΙΚΑ in the near future.
The process will be extremely simple for applicants as, along with the application, they will upload a certificate of their marital status, accompanied by a certificate from the Greek Confederation of Large Children. The check will be automated and applicants will be immediately informed if they meet the tariff inclusion criteria.
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