First heating subsidy: All information on the payment date

The heating subsidy is intended to relieve some people from rising energy prices. Who is eligible and when the money ends up in the account.

Update from Friday 28 October at 3pm: Now it is certain: there will be a second subsidy for millions of citizens. Who is eligible and how high is the second contribution for heating costs will be deleted, you will find out in the overview.

The first subsidy for heating arrives: when the money is paid

First report of Tuesday 28 June: Frankfurt– Energy costs are on the rise – this particularly affects people with lower incomes. To ease them, the federal government has introduced a subsidy for heating costs. A total of 2.1 million people in Germany benefit from it. But who can benefit from the contribution? And when is the money in the account?

Later in reply to dal Conflict in Ukraine already an increase in energy and fuel prices Energy flat rate launched now it was to be followed by a subsidy for heating costs. While the flat-rate energy of 300 euros is paid to all employees subject to income tax (taxation class 1 to 5), self-employed workers and mini-workers, only some groups are entitled to the contribution for heating costs .

How much is the subsidy for heating costs for 2022?

According to a first spring draft, single people should receive 135 euros and a family of two 175 euros – for each additional family member there should be 35 euros. As energy costs have risen enormously since the first calculation in November 2021, according to the federal government, the coalition factions of the Bundestag have decided to double the amount of the subsidy for heating costs. The original € 190 million is now a € 380 million pot.

Housing allowance and BAföG beneficiaries, trainees with training allowance or training money who no longer live with their parents, as well as those with promotional support with maintenance allowance and disabled people should receive the subsidy for expenses of heating. Doubling the amount means in detail: students who receive BAföG and trainees who receive adequate funding receive 230 euros, beneficiaries of housing allowance 270 euros, or 350 euros for two people – for each additional person there is 70 euros.

The heating subsidy is intended to cushion the increase in energy costs: when will it be paid?

It is not necessary to request the contribution for heating. When the money arrives depends on the respective federal state: there is no common date. According to information from the French news agency AFPthe federal states of Bremen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony want subsidy in July 2022 reward; Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse im August and Hamburg, Saarland and Saxony in September 2022. In Baden-Württemberg, the money should run out October be there and Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia keep the time open. An overview of the payment data for the heating subsidy:

• Payment in July 2022: Bremen, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
• Payment in August 2022: Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse
• Payment in September 2022: Hamburg, Saarland and Saxony
• Payment in October 2022: Baden-Wuerttemberg

In order to protect the environment and the account and in the moments of War of Ukraine independent of Russia do is Save energy fashionable, fashionable, popular. Robert Habeck therefore calls for less energy to be used. (Lea-Sophie Mollus)