Second wave of the climate bonus: 96 million euros for 500,000 citizens!

Second wave of the climate bonus: 96 million euros for 500,000 citizens!

Österreich - Today, on February 6, the second wave of the climate monus for 2024 starts. This payment is aimed at around 500,000 citizens who were unable to claim a claim on July 2, or whose regional category was not yet covered. As oe24.at , the payment includes a sum of around 96 million euros. In particular, people who change their main residence in the first half of 2024 can hope for this support or newly located in Austria. Newborns are also eligible for this period.

of the 500,000 authorized persons around 400,000 are transferred directly to their bank account, which should happen within a day. The remaining 100,000 people receive their support in the form of vouchers, which will be sent from March 12, such as kosmo.at . The payment is a measure for the redistribution of the income from the CO₂ tax, which ensures a basic amount of 145 euros to each authorized person. In addition, there is a regional compensation that is between 50 and 145 euros, depending on the connection of the residential region to the public transport network.

automatic payment without application

The payment is automatically and ensures that no separate application is necessary. In the first wave of the climate monus last year, almost 8.7 million people received this financial support. The climate monus pursues the goal of promoting sustainable use of public transport and at the same time enabling the compensation of CO₂ emissions. However, the Austrian government is planning for 2025 austerity measures, which may result in the abolition of the climate monus.