Energy bills for vulnerable Italians rise sharply

Energy bills for vulnerable Italians rise sharply

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Electrical power bills in Italy will rise 18.2% for the vulnerable in the first quarter of 2025, gried operator ARERA said, CE Report quotes ANSA.

The rise will come for the 'typical customer' served in 'greater safeguard'.

The increase concerns approximately 3.4 million customers who remained in the greater protection service: these are citizens over 75, recipients of social bonus, disabled people, residents in emergency housing modules or on smaller islands, users of life-saving equipment.

Despite the increases, the annual expenditure for the typical vulnerable user under the Greater Protection regime will stand at 523 euros in the period between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, a value 2.1% lower than the 534 euros recorded in the previous period (1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024).

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