FUEL ASSISTANCE. A new, more targeted fuel aid of 100 euros will succeed in January 2023 the discount at the pump, which ended on Saturday, December 31, 2022. What are the conditions for benefiting from it?
[Mis à jour le 2 janvier 2023 à 16h32] The pump discount of 10 euro cents per liter of fuel from the government ended on Saturday, December 31, 2022. However, inflation continues to affect the purchasing power of the French. In order to continue its support for people with the lowest incomes, the government has planned to pay in January 2023 a new fuel aid in the amount of 100 euros. It will be distributed to the 50% of the poorest households who need their vehicle to get to their place of work, whether it is a car or a two-wheeler. Around 10 million people are affected.
To benefit from it, it will be necessary to be able to justify a reference tax income per unit for the year 2021 less than or equal to 14,700 euros. The procedure for obtaining this aid will be quite simple. You will need to complete a form posted on the tax website, in which you will be asked for your tax number, your license plate number, your vehicle registration number and a sworn statement that you are using your vehicle. to go to work.
In an interview Thursday, December 8, 2022, on RMCthe Minister of Economy and Finance indicated that this form request for the fuel allowance will be open “from January 16”. Bruno Le Maire also specified that the payment will be received”within 8 days once you have declared yourself”. It is also important to note that this assistance will be paid per person and not per householdand that a modest couple, whose two members use their vehicle to get to their place of work, can therefore receive 200 euros in fuel aid.
The fuel aid will concern 50% of the poorest French households, who need their vehicle to go to work. This represents about 10 million people. The owners of two wheels will also be able to benefit from it, in the same way as the self-employed and civil servants. Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids will also be part of the scheme.
This compensation will be paid per person and not per household. Each member of a modest couple who uses their vehicle to go to their place of work will receive aid of 100 euros. A couple will therefore be able to benefit from 200 euros of fuel aid in 2023. To obtain this aid, it will be necessary to be able to justify a reference tax income per share for the year 2021 less than or equal to 14,700 euros. To find out if you are eligible, here are the income limits put in place by the government to determine the beneficiaries of this exceptional assistance:
- < 1 314 euros nets/mois pour une personne seule
- < 3 285 euros nets/mois pour un couple avec un enfant
- < 3 285 euros nets/mois pour une personne seule avec deux enfants
- < 3 941 euros nets/mois pour un couple avec deux enfants
- < 5 255 euros nets/mois pour un couple avec trois enfants
To benefit from this new fuel aid, it will be necessary to complete a form on the tax website with:
- Your tax number
- Your license plate number and registration number
- A sworn statement that you use your vehicle to go to work
The aid will then be paid directly, all at once, into your bank account, without any additional steps. Thursday December 8, 2022, Bruno Le Maire announced, during an interview on RMC, that the form will be available “from January 16”. The Minister of Economy and Finance then specified that the transfer will be received “within 8 days once you have declared yourself”.
The fuel allowance will be an amount of 100 euros for the year 2023. It may amount to 200 euros for a working couple whose two members use their vehicle to go to their place of work. This represents a gain of 10 euro cents per liter of fuel, on average, for someone who travels 12,000 kilometers per year, which is the average French person.
As planned by the government, the fuel discount of 30 euro cents per liter has been reduced to 10 euro cents from November 16 to December 31, 2022. The discount offered by Totalit went from 20 centimes to 10 euro cents, on the same schedule. These two grants ended on December 31, 2022. Here are the dates to remember for government aid:
- Fitness 30 euro cents from September 1 to November 15, 2022
- Fitness 10 euro cents from November 16 to December 31, 2022
- Deleted from December 31, 2022
- New fuel aid paid in early 2023