Fall in the number of beneficiaries
FACUA urges the Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition to reform the electricity's 'social tariff' following the end of the automatic extensions
The association demands a broadening of the eligibility requirements so that many more families can be covered and the launch of awareness-raising campaigns for both the 'social tariff' and the semi-regulated PVPC.
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España-09/02/2021
FACUA-Consumidores en Acción urges the Ministry of Ecological Transition to carry out an in-depth reform of the electricity so called social tariff following the end on 15 September of the automatic extension approved during the state of emergency, which has led to a drop in the number of recipients.
The latest data published by the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC, according to its initials in Spanish) reveal that September 2020 closed with 1,168,542 subscribers compared to 1,315,019 in August. In total, 146,477 fewer recipients, representing a drop of 11.1%. The largest drop occurred in the category of severely vulnerable consumers, with 11.8% fewer subscribers to the so called social tariff, from 629,416 to 555,259.
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