The flat rate for electricity will therefore be 26,510 cents per kilowatt hour, including VAT. From 1 October, the social rate for natural gas is 3.4 cents per kilowatt hour, including VAT.
The social rate is a reduced rate for certain people or households, for example people who are entitled to a living wage, living in social housing or elderly people with an income guarantee. It is estimated that around 2 million people are entitled to it. The tariff is the same for all energy suppliers and is set every three months by CREG.
The regulator points out that the increase in the social rate is limited. “Without limit, the tariff increases would have been much higher, with an average of 41% for electricity and 276% for natural gas.” The social tariff therefore remains much cheaper than the market tariffs for energy.
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