Vienna Energy introduces compensation bonus - but electricity prices continue to rise!

Vienna Energy introduces compensation bonus - but electricity prices continue to rise!

Wien, Österreich - Wien Energie brings a breath of fresh wind for low -income households: From Monday, March 20, 2025, the company will start a new bonus program that specifically aims to relieve 130,000 needy households in Vienna. The support is in the form of a one -time electricity credit of 100 euros. However, this measure comes at an unfavorable time, because due to increased network charges and the reintroduction of renewable funding, customers have to expect rising electricity prices. According to kosmo.at , the electricity price brake is abolished, which means that the prices will increase by at least one third by the end of 2025.

The application for this compensation bonus is possible until June 30 and can be conveniently made online, by post or on site in the service centers of Vienna Energie in Spittelau, Erdberg and Guntramsdorf. People who are freed from ORF budget delivery are entitled to be claimed. As part of long -term engagement, Vienna Energie has had an ombudsman for social hardship cases for 15 years, which works in collaboration with organizations such as Caritas and the Red Cross. In recent years, social packages worth 22 million euros have been put together, which has been supported by over 2,000 people, as wien.orf.at reported.

planned support with challenges

Despite the positive message about the bonus, customers must be prepared for the new challenges. The increase in electricity prices could quickly destroy the financial savings that are achieved by the bonus. It remains to be seen how many people will actually register for the program and what effects the increasing prices will have on the budget budget in the city.