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Is your temporary worker eligible for an energy allowance?

21 April 2022 -

Households with an income of € 2,070 per month or less may be eligible for an energy surcharge. This surcharge helps households with rising energy bills.

The energy surcharge is available for approximately 850,000 households. Een part of the temporary workers in the temporary employment sector probably qualify for this. This allowance has no consequences for the rent, care or child allowance and amounts to € 800. The energy allowance is requested from the municipality. Our advice is to bring this arrangement to the attention of your temporary workers. Refer them to the municipality to submit an application or help them with that.

Role of the municipality

Do you or your temporary worker want to know exactly how the energy allowance works? Then you or your temporary worker can contact the municipality.

The government has given the municipalities guidelines for the implementation of the energy surcharge. The municipality determines:

  • Which target group will receive the energy allowance;
  • The period over which the income is looked at;
  • Whether capital counts and in what way;
  • The height of the energy stroke.

income limit

The income limits differ per municipality. The national government guideline is to make people with an income up to 120% of the social minimum eligible for the energy surcharge.

The social minimum is the minimum amount that someone needs to live on according to the government. That amount is not the same for everyone. How high the social minimum is depends on age and living situation. The amount is determined by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.

Below you will find the national guideline. Is the income lower or slightly higher than the guideline? In that case, your temporary worker can contact the municipality with the question whether the application is still possible.

  National guideline
Married/assimilated € 2,070
Single aged 21 and older € 1,501
Single of 20 years € 1,134
Single of 19 years € 824
Single of 18 years € 690

Sample message for your temporary workers

You can point out this energy surcharge to your temporary workers through your own channels (Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). We have prepared a sample message for you:

Do you and your partner earn less than € 2,070 (gross per month)? Then you may be eligible for the energy surcharge. Contact or visit your municipality. The surcharge is € 800.

The energy surcharge is intended to help households with rising energy bills. The energy allowance has no consequences for the rent, care or child allowance.

 

Source: ABU Is your temporary agency worker eligible for an energy allowance? - ABU