Energy cost subsidy II – the start of the settlement for the second subsidy period is postponed

The general deadline for submitting the required settlement based on actual costs for the second subsidy period (1 July to 31 December 2023) should have started on 15 February 2024 according to the guideline on the energy cost subsidy II.

However, according to the information provided by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW) and Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws), the filings of the settlement are not expected to start until April (after Easter). It was also announced that the allocated time slots will be longer than the slots for the subsidy period 1.

The applicants will be informed by aws about the individual time slots in the period from April to 6 June 2024.

You can find further information on the energy cost subsidy II in our newsletters from 30 November 2023 and 25 January 2024 as well as here: https://www.aws.at/ukraine-krieg-sonderfoerderungsprogramme/aws-energiekostenzuschuss-2/

Authors: Phillip Bucher, Margarete Kinz