Winter is coming

Styrians receive 340 euro heating subsidy this year

Heating can become a financial burden in winter (symbolic image).

(Bild: Alexander Schwarzl)

To help Styrian households worry less about high heating bills, the provincial government has once again decided to grant a heating subsidy of 340 euros this year. When and how an application is possible - and who is entitled to it.

Winter is just around the corner and with it the heating season. For many Styrians, this means a financial burden, which is why the provincial government will once again be helping needy households this year with a heating cost subsidy of 340 euros. From Monday, October 7, until February 28, 2025, the subsidy can be applied for at the municipal office of the municipality of residence. With the exception of Graz, an online application is also possible for the first time.

Hotline for telephone information submitted
The upper net income limits (EUR 1,572 for single-person households, EUR 2,358 for joint households and EUR 472 for each child living in the household and receiving family allowance) have been adjusted. Information on the heating cost subsidy can be obtained by calling the Social Services hotline on 0800/201010.

6.41 million euros paid out last winter
"However, because heating costs are still high, it is important to us that we provide targeted help and support those Styrians who need it most," says Governor Christopher Drexler (ÖVP) on the occasion of the decision. State Social Welfare Minister Doris Kampus (SPÖ) adds: "Especially in times of high housing costs, it is particularly important that we help affected Styrians with the heating cost subsidy of 340 euros." Last year, 18,865 applications with a total amount of 6.41 million euros were processed.