In his letter to industry associations on January 17, 2023, Climate and Energy Secretary Rob Jetten announces that the government plans to introduce temporary compensation for households with a shared energy supply. Such the refund will be in the form of a fixed amount per housing unit for heat, gas and electricity.
General connection (blokaansluiting)
In some large apartment buildings, as well as in hostels, common meters are installed. Accordingly, tenants receive bills in the form of a fixed amount per household. This applies to gas, electricity and heat. The government estimates that there are more than half a million such households in the Netherlands. They fell outside the framework of the price ceiling scheme: for gas - 1,45 euros per cubic meter up to 1200 cubic meters per year, for electricity - 0,40 euros per kWh up to 2900 kWh per year and for heat 47,38 .1 euro per 37GJ up to XNUMX GJ per year.
The government is urgently finalizing a scheme that will help this category of consumers in the face of rising energy prices. Expected that the scheme will be completed by mid-February.
Amount of compensation
The annual amount for people living in apartments will be almost 1600 euros. And if suddenly energy prices rise sharply, the amount can be increased. For people living in shared housing with private rooms, such as for students in hostels, the amount of compensation will be less - about 670 euros. At the same time, the amounts indicated by the Ministry of Climate and Energy are not yet final.
Compensation amounts for 2023
| Housing type | Energy resource | Compensation Amount | |||
| For the first half | For the second half | One energy resource | Two energy resources | ||
| Apartment | gas/thermal energy | 786,45 euro | 276,76 euro | 1063,21 euro | 1598,26 euro |
| Electric power | 351,13 euro | 183,92 euro | 535,05 euro | ||
| Private room (in a hostel) | gas/thermal energy | 329,28 euro | 116,18 euro | 445,46 euro | 670,42 euro |
| Electric power | 147,63 euro | 77,33 euro | 224,96 euro | ||
Source: Compensation for high energy prices for households with a block connection known.
As we can see in the table, for households supplied with both gas/heat and electricity, the two amounts of compensation are summed up. Moreover, since this category of consumers did not receive refunds for gas and electricity in November-December 2022 (€ 190 per month), then he will be able to receive them additionally with a new compensation. That is, another 1600 euros can be added to the estimated 380 euros.
How to apply?
The procedure for calculating compensation will be launched from mid-February. In this case, the residents themselves do not need to do anything. Compensation will be paid through associations of owners (vereniging van eigenaren, VvE), landlords and housing corporations after appropriate applications. Then the fixed amounts will be distributed among the tenants.
Publication Date: 24.01.2023
