Amount Amount of the cost-of-living benefit

Income limits

The overall monthly income is determined by taking the average of the two lowest gross monthly incomes available to the domestic community during a reference period of three months preceding the month in which the application for cost-of-living benefit and supplements is submitted.
The professional income of a child under the age of thirty, up to the amount of the maximum inclusion allowance, is not taken into account when determining the income of the domestic community.

Persons who have already received the cost-of-living benefit / energy allowance will receive a pre-filled form from the FNS at the end of the year.

The amount of the benefit is determined on the basis of the applicant's household, and corresponds to:

• EUR 1,817 for a single person
• EUR 2,272 for a 2 person household
• EUR 2,727 for a 3 person household
• EUR 3,182 for a 4 person household
• EUR 3,637 for a 5 or more person household

Table only valid for applications submitted after 01.05.2025.
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For applications submitted between 01.01.2025 and 30.04.2025, the following table applies:
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Applicants whose income exceeds the allocation threshold may receive a reduced cost-of-living benefit.

The amount of this benefit corresponds to the difference between:

• the amount of the cost-of-living benefit that would normally be paid to an applicant in a comparable situation;
• the portion of the annual income which exceeds the total annual income threshold.

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For applications submitted between 01.01.2025 and 30.04.2025, the following table applies:
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The amount of the allowance is determined on the basis of the applicant's household, and corresponds to:

• EUR 600 for a single person;
• EUR 750 for a 2 person household;
• EUR 900 for a 3 person household;
• EUR 1.050 for a 4 person household;
• EUR 1.200 for a 5 or more person household.

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For applications submitted between 01.01.2025 and 30.04.2025, the following table applies:
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Applicants whose income exceeds the allocation threshold may receive a reduced energy allowance.

Table only valid for applications submitted after 01.05.2025.
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For applications submitted between 01.01.2025 and 30.04.2025, the following table applies:
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If the applicant's income exceeds the threshold for this second table, he or she can still receive a reduced energy allowance.

Table only valid for applications submitted after 01.05.2025.
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For applications submitted between 01.01.2025 and 30.04.2025, the following table applies:
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