Italians don't like discounts on electricity bills? Certainly only 30% of potential beneficiaries, according to a recent survey by the Energy Authority, request the bonuses and the lowest percentages of requests are found in areas where the level of poverty is higher and the level of education is lower.
A phenomenon in some respects paradoxical. Precisely to disseminate information and make the opportunities offered by the bonus known to a growing number of people, the presidency of the council, the development ministry and the Authority have decided to launch an ad hoc information campaign. There are around 3 million potential users of the bonus, both for electricity and gas.
These are those who have a compatible ISEE certification or people who in over 70% of cases are at risk of poverty and in 40% of cases in a state of absolute poverty.
The new Progress Advertising will go on the Rai networks, in the specially provided free spaces, and will last two weeks. On this occasion, the Authority's toll-free number (800 166 654) was also strengthened to respond to the expected greater flow of requests for information.
The bonuses, introduced by law and managed by the Energy Authority which ensures their effectiveness with the collaboration of Anci and the Municipalities, make it possible to obtain a discount, net of taxes, of approximately 20% on the annual expenditure for electricity and about 15% for gas. In 2014, the electricity bonus is worth between 72 and 156 euros; the gas bonus from 35 to around 300 euros, the bonus for life-saving equipment from 177 to 639 euros. To apply, you must have an ISEE of no more than 7.500 euros/year or 20 euros a year with more than three children.
