Who can request it and how to do it?

The way to request it is through the Registry of Access to Energy Subsidies (RASE). In this way, households that meet the requirements will pay cheaper for energy on their next bills according to the current subsidy segmentation scheme.

Since June, the Government has launched a reduction in subsidies in public services for middle and low-income sectors., while they set consumption limits with lower attendance. However, noor there were changes in the current allocation scheme but it was carried out through the RASE.

He National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) published this Thursday that the Total Basic Basket (CBT)the parameter used to determine the poverty threshold, increased in May to $851,351 for a household of four members when until April it was $828,158 per month.

What is the segmentation for subsidies?

Users are divided into three residential categories based on the income levels they receive according to the segmentation scheme in force since 2022. High-income users (N1) were expected to pay more for energy. Those with low income (N2) and those with middle income (N3) They will have “bonuses on their rates” but with a consumption limit.

High income segment (N1)

• They are households that declare that they meet any of the following conditions, considering each and every cohabitant:
• Total monthly household income equivalent to or greater than $2,979,728.50 (3.5 basic baskets for a type 2 household according to Indec). Exception: for those households located in the district of Patagones (Buenos Aires), Chubut, La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz or Tierra del Fuego, A. and IAS, the total monthly income to belong to the highest income segment must be equivalent to or greater than $3,635,268.77.
• Have 3 or more vehicles less than 5 years old.
• Have 3 or more properties.
• Own a boat, a luxury aircraft or be the owner of corporate assets that demonstrate full economic capacity.

Middle income segment (N3)

• They are those households that are not within the highest income segment and meet any of the following conditions:
• Total monthly income between $851,351 and $2,979,728.50 (between 1 and 3.5 basic basket for a type 2 household according to Indec). Exception: for households with one or one cohabitant with a Single Certificate of Disability (CUD), the total monthly income to be part of this segment can vary between $1,277,026.5 and $2,979,728.5 (between 1.5 and 3. 5 basic baskets for a type 2 home according to Indec).
• Own up to 2 properties.
• Own up to 1 vehicle less than 3 years old. Exception: households with one or a cohabitant with a Single Certificate of Disability (CUD) may own up to 1 vehicle less than 3 years old to be part of the middle-income segment.

Lower income segment

• They are households that, considering the household members as a whole, meet the following conditions:
• Net income less than $851,351 (1 total basic basket for a type 2 household according to Indec). Exception: for households with one or one cohabitant with a Single Certificate of Disability (CUD), the total monthly income to be part of this segment must be less than $1,277,026.5 (1.5 basic baskets for a type 2 household according to Indec ).
• Own up to 1 property.
• Do not own 1 vehicle less than 3 years old. Exception: households with one or a cohabitant with a Single Certificate of Disability (CUD) may own up to 1 vehicle less than 3 years old to be part of the lowest income segment.
• Households that, in addition to not meeting the conditions to be part of the highest income segment, have:
• One member with a Housing Certificate issued by ReNaBaP.
• One member of the household has a Lifetime Pension for South Atlantic War Veterans.
• One member with a Single Disability Certificate (CUD). Exception: in the event that the household with CUD has total monthly household income that exceeds $1,277,026.5 (1.5 basic baskets for a type 2 household according to Indec) and/or owns 2 or more properties, You will be placed in the middle income segment.
• Address where a community feeder or picnic area registered with Renacom operates. Exception: in the event that the home operates a community feeder or picnic area registered with Renacom and the income is greater than $828,158.19 (1 total basic basket for a type 2 household according to Indec) and/or they own 2 or more properties. or 1 vehicle less than 3 years old, it will be placed in the middle income segment.

Registration for subsidies

Meanwhile, the national government keeps registration open to request the maintenance of subsidies for electricity and natural gas, whose registration is mandatory if you wish to continue with the benefit.

Those interested should enter the following website: www.argentina.gob.ar/subsidios and carry out a procedure that in principle should take only a few minutes. Before starting the process online, the Ministry of Energy of the Nation recommends having the following documentation on hand:

• The meter number and the Customer/Service/Account/Contract or NIS number that are on your electricity and natural gas network bill. You can enter the following link: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/subsidios/facturas.
• The last copy of the DNI.
• The CUIL number of each household member over 18 years of age.
• The out-of-pocket income of each household member over 18 years of age.
• An e-mail address.
• If a community dining room or picnic area registered with Renacom operates at the service address, you must have the registration number on hand.

Conditions for registration

If they receive a pension, an allowance or retirement, all people must register, including those who receive a retirement, pension and/or are beneficiaries of social programs such as the Universal Child Allowance, Progresar and Potenciar Trabajo.

If you rent or reside in the property, you can maintain the subsidy even if the beneficiary is not the owner of the home, they will receive it as a user of the services. If the invoice does not arrive in the name of the tenant, you can still make the request as a user of the services indicating that the beneficiary is not the owner.

If you have more than one electricity or gas service registered in your name, you must only complete the service data for a single address.