A “seismic” response on the AADE myHeating platform as households rush to submit applications to secure the heating allowance ranging from €100 to €800, and up to €1,200 for those living in extremely cold regions. One week after the platform launched, over 550,000 applications have already been submitted, with seven out of ten concerning heating oil subsidies.
Beneficiaries have until December 5, 2025, to submit their applications, while before Christmas they will receive an advance payment in their bank accounts worth 60% of the amount they received for the 2024-2025 season. Although the application process is simple, there are pitfalls to watch out for, otherwise they risk losing the allowance.
Heating allowance: The most common mistakes made by homeowners or tenants that could cost them include:
1. Married couples declaring an IBAN in the name of the spouse other than the one who submitted the application. The IBAN number belonging to the person who submitted the application on the myHeating platform should be declared. The IBAN declaration must be made before finalizing the application on the “IBAN Account Declaration” platform of AADE’s myAADE digital portal.
2. Heating oil purchase receipts show the spouse’s tax number instead of the beneficiary submitting the heating allowance application. In this case, data cross-referencing will not be completed and the application will get “stuck.” To resolve this and complete the heating oil purchase cross-referencing, beneficiaries must promptly take one of two actions: a) before the application deadline (December 5, 2025), withdraw their application and have their spouse resubmit using their own TAXISnet codes, or b) if 14 days haven’t passed since the heating oil purchase date, they can ask the supplier (station owner) to change the buyer’s tax number to the spouse’s.
3. Problems also occur in semi-detached houses with shared electricity “meters,” or when heating oil purchase receipts show a different tax number from the person who submitted the application on the myHeating platform. The subsidy is lost if corrections aren’t made promptly.
4. Households entitled to the Social Household Tariff (SHT) submit applications to receive heating allowance for electricity. Their application is rejected as they are not entitled to allowances for electricity used to heat their homes. If they want to receive the allowance, they must apply for another fuel, such as heating oil.
