Price shieldEndedPublic aidNational
Chèque énergie (energy voucher)
Exceptional voucher for low-income households to pay their energy bills (gas, electricity, heating) or energy renovation work during the 2022-2023 energy crisis.
Measure originators
InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
Amount
100 €
Impact on public finances
Costs 1.8 bn € (one-off)2022 estimate · State
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Effective date
1 November 2022
Measure impact
Exceptional measure in response to the energy crisis: 12 million of the lowest-income households received an energy voucher of €100 or €200 at the end of 2022. In 2023, around 5.8 million households received standard energy vouchers of between €48 and €277.
Sources
1 November 2022
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