Low-income households will be able to claim up to €1,300 from the government to compensate for high energy bills this year, poverty minister Carola Schouten has announced. The measure is a repeat of last year’s €1,300 subsidy for families with an income of or just above the social minimum. Some municipalities have already handed out payments of €500 to help pay people’s bills last winter. Those people will be entitled to an extra €800 in the autumn, Schouten said. Unlike…
Low incomes and students to get up to €1300 towards energy bills
