Applications for the 2026-2027 heating allowance opened at an impressive pace. Within hours of the myHeating platform opening, 185,688 applications had been accepted, while the maximum allowance is €1,560.
185,688 applications in just a few hours
From the afternoon of Tuesday, 10 November, when the myHeating platform opened, until early on Wednesday morning, a total of 185,688 applications from eligible recipients had been accepted.
Of these, 111,695 applications — nearly two in three — were for purchases of heating oil or other fuels, while the remaining 73,993 were from electricity consumers.
The platform accepts applications to join the Register of Heating Allowance Recipients and also allows users to declare the shares of heating costs allocated to the flats in an apartment block.
What applicants need to do
Applications must be submitted online through the AADE’s myHeating platform using TAXISnet credentials.
Before applying, applicants must register a bank account in the “IBAN Account Declaration” section of myAADE, in which they are listed as the account holder or a joint account holder.
Applications must include:
The type of heating: heating oil, electricity or other fuels.
The electricity supply number for the main residence.
The settlement and address of the property.
Whether the applicant is the owner or a tenant. In the latter case, the AFM of the owner or the person who has granted use of the property must also be provided.
The floor area of the home in square metres.
For apartment blocks, the shares of heating costs allocated to each flat.
Which fuels are eligible for support
The allowance applies to the main residence and covers the following forms of heating:
Thermal energy supplied through district heating.
Lamp oil (“blue kerosene”).
For fuels other than heating oil and electricity, applicants may also submit details of their purchase receipts.
Check your IBAN and receipts carefully
The allowance is paid by the AADE into the bank account registered in the applicant’s profile.
If the account is not in the applicant’s name or they are not listed as a joint account holder, payment may not be made.
Particular care is also needed with receipts for purchases of fuels other than heating oil. The details entered on the platform must match the applicant’s actual information to avoid problems during checks and payment of the allowance.
Heating allowance of up to €1,560
For the 2026-2027 winter season, the maximum allowance for recipients living in mountainous and cold areas can reach €1,560, up 30% from the €1,200 paid last year.
Recipients who received the allowance in 2025-2026 can receive an advance equal to 80% of the amount they received the previous year, compared with 60% last year. The remaining instalment will be paid by 28 May 2027.
New recipients are eligible for an advance of 65% of the amount due, compared with 50% the previous year. For some forms of heating, a supplementary payment of up to 30 July 2027 is also provided for.
Examples of how the advance is calculated
A family that received €1,000 last year: If it applies on time, it may receive an advance of about €800, with the remaining instalment to follow once consumption has been finalised.
A new recipient entitled to €1,000: They will initially receive about €650, as the advance represents 65% of the amount due.
A recipient in a mountainous area: The total amount may reach €1,560, depending on the fuel category, the home and the income and property criteria.
Who is eligible for the allowance
Eligible applicants are individuals who are single, married, widowed, in a civil partnership, separated or divorced, and who use heating oil, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, firewood, biomass, district heating or electricity to heat their main residence, provided they meet the income and property criteria.
An additional condition applies to those who use firewood: the home must be in a settlement with a population of up to 10,000, and the area’s climate coefficient must be at least 0.8.
Three pitfalls that could block payment
Applicants should pay particular attention to three issues that could cause problems with payment of the allowance:
Incorrect or inactive IBAN: The applicant must be listed as the account holder or a joint account holder.
Details of the home do not match: The main residence, electricity supply number and information in the application must be consistent.
Incorrect AFM on receipts: The AFM shown on fuel purchase receipts must match the recipient’s details.
The platform will remain open until 4 December 2026. The earlier and more accurately an application is submitted, the greater the chance that the advance will be credited to bank accounts before Christmas.
SOURCE: ANA-MPA