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Heating Allowance Platform Deadline Falls on 4 December

by · Greek City Times

Households can apply through Greece’s heating allowance platform until 4 December, with payouts raised 30 per cent and a maximum of €1,560 in the coldest settlements.

An advance payment is due on 23 December. The heating allowance platform also adds 20 per cent for each dependent child, under this winter’s rules.

Payouts depend on the area and the heating method. In warmer bands, the caps stand at €1,300 and €1,040.

Thousands of households are waiting on that support to cover winter heating costs.

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Applicants file claims online through the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) at its myThermansi portal, which connects to TAXISnet.

Heating allowance platform criteria

Income limits stand at €16,000 for a single person and €24,000 for a married couple, plus €5,000 for each child. In addition, a single-parent household may earn up to €29,000, with the same €5,000 rise for each child.

Property value caps sit at €200,000 for a single person and €260,000 for a married couple, with a further €40,000 for each child.

However, households apply once they meet the income and property tests set out for this winter.

Pump prices ease

Heating oil has become cheaper. Brent crude fell 13.3 per cent over seven days, and the refinery price dropped to €1.03 a litre from €1.13 at the end of October.

As a result, retail prices in large cities already sit under €1.50 a litre. Market estimates put the pump price near €1.45 a litre in the days ahead.

Households can still check local rates via the Ministry of National Economy and Finance while they prepare claims.

Earlier, Greek City Times reported that households held back on heating oil orders as winter bills loomed. It also set out the winter support calendar before New Year.

Claims on the heating allowance platform close on 4 December, and the advance lands on 23 December.

Source: Ta Nea

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