Factsheet for measure
HU-2022-40/2782
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Updated
– measures in Hungary
Budapest utility bill subsidy for low income households
Budapesti rezsitámogatás
Background information
The utility subsidy that was enacted through local government decree 30/2020 was extended to continue helping Budapest residents pay their utility bills. The subsidy will continue to be provided for a 12 month period to people with low incomes and/or low pensions. However, people will not receive double the amount of financial support for their energy bills.
Content of measure
The amount of the subsidy is HUF 48,000 (about €120) per year. Residents whose application is approved receive the subsidy through write-offs in their bills. The income threshold for eligibility is HUF 100,000 (about €250) a month or less. Those who earn above this threshold but below HUF 170,000 a month are eligible for half the subsidy amount. Gas and electricity were added to the earlier circle of bills supported: district heating, water and sewage bills. Now residents can choose two of these utilities for which their bills are supported by deducting HUF 2,000 a month from each utility bill.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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01 January 2024
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Budapest municipality updated its municipal decree 30/2020 to extend the utility bill support to low-income Budapest residents. The subsidy caps have not been raised, but the income threshold for eligibility was upped to HUF 125,000 (about €312) a month for full subsidy and HUF 214,000 (about €535) a month for half subsidy
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Use of measure
Deputy Mayor Ambrus Kiss said that the support would cost HUF 1.2 billion (€3 million) for the Budapest Municipality budget, and about 150,000 households are estimated to be supported
portfolio.hu
writes. According to the mayor’s office, nearly 12,000 residents applied for the raised support from 1 October 2022 to 19 January 2023 –
telex.hu
reported,
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Local / regional government
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Local funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
The LIGA Trade Union was present at the meetings of FŐÉT - Budapest's interest-reconciliation council - where the subsidy was discussed.
Views and reactions
No views were expressed by social partners.
Sources
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31 August 2022: Budapest residents get utility bill support
(www.portfolio.hu)
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14 September 2022: Budapest municipal decree 30/2020 on utility bill subsidies
(or.njt.hu)
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22 January 2023: Utility bill support requests rise tenfold in Budapest
(telex.hu)
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01 January 2024: Budapest municipal decree 30/2020 amended 2024
(or.njt.hu)
