With the expiration of the deadline for submitting tax declarations for incomes of 2023 on August 2, the period for submitting applications for the granting of the Social Household Tariff (KOT) for electricity for the next twelve months has begun.
The KOT is lower by 4.5-7.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (depending on the category of the beneficiary) compared to the regular tariff of each supplier, which provides a significant discount for those who qualify.
The deadline for submitting applications ends one month after the expiration of the tax declaration submission period, i.e., this year on September 2. Here are some useful information for beneficiaries, procedures, and conditions for granting the KOT.
A. There are two categories of beneficiaries:
- a. Those who meet the conditions for granting the Social Solidarity Income are included in KOT A’.
- b. Those who meet the following conditions are included in KOT B’:
i. They have an annual total actual or deemed income, up to the limits of the table we publish.
- For a household that includes a person or persons with a disability of sixty-seven percent (67%) and above, the income limits increase by 8,000 euros.
- For a household that includes a person or persons who need mechanical assistance with the use of medical devices, which is provided at home and is essential for their life, the income limits increase by 15,000 euros.
- For each additional adult member, the amount of 4,500 euros is added, and for each additional minor member, the amount of 2,250 euros, up to a total limit of 31,500 euros regardless of the number of household members. This specific ceiling (31,500 €) increases by 8,000 euros for a household that includes a person or persons with a disability of sixty-seven percent (67%) and above and by 15,000 euros for a household that includes a person or persons who need mechanical assistance with the use of medical devices, which is provided at home and is essential for their life.
ii. They and the members of the household do not own real estate, in Greece or abroad, with a total taxable value of more than 120,000 euros for a single-person household, increased by 15,000 euros for each additional member, and up to a maximum of 180,000 euros.
iii. The members of the household do not fall under the provisions of the luxury tax and do not declare living expenses for crew payments for recreational boats, tuition fees at private schools, and for household help, car drivers, teachers, and other personnel.
B. The application for integration into the KOT is submitted every year in order for a reevaluation of the integration conditions to take place. Applications are submitted electronically through IDIKA by the person responsible for submitting the income tax declaration of the household or their spouse, with the necessary condition that the electricity supply is already in the name of the responsible person or their spouse. Each household receives the KOT only for the supply of the primary residence.
C. The KOT applies to the total four-month consumption and up to the corresponding limits provided for each category of beneficiary as follows:
- Single-person household 1400 kilowatt-hours
- Household with two adult members or a single-parent family with one minor member 1600 kilowatt-hours
- Household with two adult members and one minor member or a single-parent family with two minor members 1700 kilowatt-hours
- Household with three adult members or two adults and two minor members or a single-parent family with three minor members 1800 kilowatt-hours
- Household with three adults and one minor member or two adults and three minor members or a single-parent family with four minor members 1900 kilowatt-hours
- Household with four adult members or two adults and four minor members or a single-parent family with five minor members 2000 kilowatt-hours.
For consumption below 200 kWh per four months, no KOT discount is calculated.
D. For a household that includes a person or persons with a disability of 67% and above, the above consumption limits increase by 300 kWh.
- For a household that includes a person or persons who need mechanical support using medical devices, which is provided at home and is essential for their life, the above consumption limits increase by 600 kWh.
- For each additional adult member, an additional consumption of 200 kWh is added, and for each additional minor member, a consumption of 100 kWh, up to a total limit of 2,400 kWh regardless of the number of household members. This specific upper limit (2,400 kWh) increases by 300 kWh for a household that includes a person or persons with a disability of 67% and above and by 600 kWh for a household that includes a person or persons who need mechanical support using medical devices, which is provided at home and is essential for their life.
E. The discount is 4.5 cents per kilowatt-hour for beneficiaries of KOT B’ and 7.5 cents for KOT A’. It applies to daytime consumption charges or nighttime charges if the consumer has a night tariff.