From this Monday, the exceptional energy check of 100 euros will begin to arrive in French mailboxes.
In total, 5.8 million low-income households will benefit from this boost, announced last September by Jean Castex to deal with soaring energy prices.
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This check will be sent to the beneficiaries' homes from December 13 to 22, depending on the territory. This week, it will be shipped to inhabitants of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Brittany, Center-Val-de-Loire, Corsica, Grand Est (except Bas-Rhin), Hauts-de-France, Hauts-de-France regions, Île-de-France, Normandy and Pays de la Loire, as well as those of certain departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Creuse, Corrèze, Deux-Sèvres) and overseas departments. Then, from December 20 to 22, a second salvo will concern the inhabitants of Bas-Rhin, other departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as well as Occitanie and Paca. "
The times between sending energy checks and receiving them at the beneficiary's home are generally between two and four days.
», Indicates the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
The schedule for sending exceptional energy checks according to the departments.
Ministry of Ecological Transition
The schedule for sending exceptional energy checks according to the departments.
Ministry of Ecological Transition
The schedule for sending exceptional energy checks according to the departments.
Ministry of Ecological Transition
For beneficiaries who have chosen to automatically allocate their check to their energy supplier (electricity or gas), they will receive, from December 22, confirmation of this operation by their supplier, by email or by mail.
This energy check of 100 euros - which can be used until March 31, 2023 - complements the “
classic
”
energy check
, sent every year, since 2018, between March and April to French people with modest incomes.
Its amount varies from 48 to 277 euros per year, says the government.
