The Social Tariff provides a discount on the electricity bill for low-income people who register for the program
The electricity bill has stood out as one of the most expensive bills in Brazil. But, to alleviate the high price of the electricity bill, Equatorial Energia developed a project, the social tariff, which is open for registration, to help the low-income population with a discount on the electricity bill.
Thus, the E+ Community, a program that helps citizens obtain various benefits from the government, will help people in some municipalities in the state of Pará to join the social tariff, which grants low-income individuals a discount of up to 65% on their bill of light. Furthermore, the new social tariff project also provides the population with tips on how to reduce energy consumption and enables other services such as changing light bulbs, pruning trees, negotiating debts and others.
Persons eligible to register for the Social Tariff
According to the website noticiasconcursos.com.br, to be contemplated with the social rate, which provides a discount on the electricity bill, citizens who are interested must meet the following requirements: Be elderly aged 65 or over; Have monthly family income per person equal to or less than half the minimum wage; Have a gross monthly income of up to 3 minimum wages, having a family member with a disease or severe disability that requires permanent use of an electrical appliance; Be disabled who has the Benefit of Continued Benefit; Have a family registered in the government's CadÚnico;
Regardless of how you enter the social tariff, it is worth noting that the discount granted by the social tariff ranges from 10% to 65%. Discounts are established according to the amount of kilowatts/hour consumed by the household in the reference month. The purpose of the social tariff is to serve approximately 88 thousand families in Pará, providing these individuals with discounts on their electricity bills.
Cities that haven't signed up yet but can get the discount:
- Marituba;
- Santa Isabel;
- Cametá;
- Itaituba.
Flags on the electricity bill
The electricity bill flags are placed on the electricity bills according to the scenario in which the country or region of the electricity bill is located, in addition to the demand for energy consumption by citizens.
The following is a list of how charging the electricity bill works for each type of flag:
green flag: it is imposed when there are favorable energy conditions, there is no type of increase; Yellow Flag: adhered to in less favorable conditions for power generation, increase of R$ 1,874 per 100 kWh consumed; Red: when the thermal plants are connected, that is, more costly conditions for energy generation, fixed increase of BRL 3,971 and another of BRL 9,492 for each 100 kWh consumed; Water Scarcity: the most expensive in the system, adhered to in extreme conditions, an increase of R$ 14,20 for each 100 kWh consumed.
Documents required to register for the Social Tariff
To enroll in the benefit of the social tariff, it is enough to have and inform the Neoenergia contract account number and the NIS – Social Identification Number. The corresponding department will validate the information in the database of the Federal government. After the data confirmation process, the period for the citizen to be included in the social tariff is five working days and he starts to have the benefit from the next invoice.
For the individual who has the benefit and, by chance, is not the holder of the electricity bill, it is necessary to include the CPF and RG of the NIS holder. In this specific case, the necessary sequence would be to photograph the documentation described above and send it via WhatsApp, along with the NIS number.
