Waiting to see if the government will implement it a new bonus in favor of the most fragile families, theHe is nurturing (the Energy, Networks and Environment Authority) has defined the fees to be paid in 2026 for the social good existing, i.e. the benefit intended for economically disadvantaged households or those with physical hardship. It must also be said that, with the start of the new year, the disbursement of the extraordinary contribution on electricity supplies for domestic customers with Isee (the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) up to 25 thousand euros provided for by Legislative Decree 19 of 2025 as a temporary measure of economic support for eligible households.
The requirements to obtain it
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It is worth remembering that ordinary social bonuses are guaranteed to citizens in possession of certain requirements, i.e. households with ISEE not exceeding 9,530 euros for families with a maximum of 3 dependent children and not exceeding 20 thousand euros for large families (those with at least 4 dependent children). The first step to get the bonus is to submit the Single Substitute Declaration (Ds) and obtain a below-threshold ISEE certification. If the value is that required by law and the family unit’s supplies meet the eligibility requirements which are verified by the Sii (Integrated Information System, the database containing information relating to electricity and gas supplies and the data of the customers to whom the supply contract is registered) or by the water manager, in the case of the water bonus, the benefit is recognized for 12 months. To communicate your income status it is possible to acquire the pre-compiled DSU through the “Isee Single Portal” online service of theInps by consulting the appropriate site.
The value of the electricity bonus
And now we come to the new values set byHe is nurturingstarting from the electricity bonus for economic hardship. For families made up of 1-2 members, the ordinary benefit for the current year is 146 euros (with a daily compensation of 40 cents); for families with 3-4 members, the bar rises to 186.15 euros (the daily compensation, in this case, is 51 cents); for families made up of more than 4 members, the 2026 ordinary bonus is 204.40 euros (the daily compensation is 56 cents).
The gas bonus by climate zone and use
For the sector gasas is known, the bonus varies depending on the number of members of the household indicated in the DSU, the use made of the gas (domestic hot water and/or cooking food, heating use, or both types of use); from the climate zone where the supply is located. For climate zone A (where temperatures are milder), the range is 39.16 euros insured for families of up to 4 members for the use of domestic hot water and/or cooking to 106.20 euros for larger families (0 more than 4 members) for the use of domestic hot water and/or use of cooking + heating. For climate zone B, the range is identical (from 39.16 to 106.20 euros). For the climate zone, the bar moves between 39.16 euros for households under 4 members with use of domestic hot water and/or cooking to 126.26 euros for larger households that also combine heating. In climate zone E, the lowest value remains unchanged, however, the fee paid to larger families rises to 156.43 euros (use of domestic hot water and/or cooking + heating), almost similar also in the higher climate zone (F): 156.45 euros.
The 2026 benefit for families with physical hardship
The values of the bonuses for families in the state of physical discomfort: in this case, the benefit can be obtained in the presence of domestic customers suffering from a serious illness or domestic customers with an electricity supply where a person suffering from a serious illness lives, requiring the use of electro-medical equipment to maintain life. The bonus is differentiated into three bands which indicate theextraconsumo compared to a typical user (with consumption equal to 2700 kilowatt hours per year): for the minimum range (up to 600 kWh per year), the bonus varies from 142.35 euros per year for power ranges up to 3 kilowatts to 208.05 euros (from 4.5 kW and above); for the medium range (with extra consumption between 600 and 1200 kWh per year), the range goes from 284.70 euros per year (up to 3 kW) to 335.80 euros per year (from 4.5 kW upwards); for the maximum range (over 1,200 kWh per year), the value varies from 423.40 euros per year (up to 3 kW) to 463.55 euros (from 4.5 kW and up).
