The coal allowance was a one-off benefit paid to support households heated mainly with coal or carbon-derived fuels. It was introduced due to last year’s problems with its price and availability. Can we count on him this season?
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New carbon allowance 2023. Will it apply? The final decision has not been made
As indicated in the Polish Smog Alarm, currently coal is cheaper by up to 24 percent. than during the crisis. However, this does not change the fact that the situation on the fuel market is still uncertain. For this reason, many people wonder if they can count on support in the form of a carbon supplement this year as well. Unfortunately, this is not certain at the moment. Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moscow informed that the legitimacy of its continuation for the upcoming 2023/2024 heating season is “constantly analyzed by the government”. – Currently, the situation on the market of energy resources has stabilized, carriers of energy sources are available at acceptable and stabilized prices – she said. This means that the final decision has not yet been made.
It is not known whether there will be a 2023/2024 carbon supplement. What was the support like last year?
The carbon addition was 3 thousand. zloty. It was paid under the “Clean Air” program, the main objective of which is to improve air quality. To receive it, you had to submit an application, and you had 60 days to pay it. What were the conditions? First of all, it was necessary to enter or report the heating source to the Central Register of Buildings.
However, that was not all, as the money was available only to households whose main source of energy was a tiled stove or solid fuel boiler, a fireplace, a stove, a coal stove, an air heater, a kitchen stove or a kitchen core. In addition, they had to be fueled with hard coal (or briquettes or pellets containing 85% of hard coal). The allowance was also paid to persons who had purchased coal before its introduction. There was also no income thresholdso anyone who met the above criteria could apply for it.
Source: Gazeta
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