New Electricity Social Tariff: "Krone" Knows the Details

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As of 1 April 2026, the electricity costs for the poorest in Austria will finally be planned. With the new nationwide "social tariff", the policy wants to ensure that those who have the hardest to fight will no longer be surprised by price jumps. But who gets it, what must be done, and how high is the saving really?

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Electricity will become cheaper for many households starting Wednesday: As part of the Electricity Industry Act, a social tariff of 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (net) will be introduced on April 1st. Around 290,000 households, or approximately 600,000 people, will benefit from the social tariff, the Ministry of Economic Affairs pointed out on Sunday, referring to the regulation passed last year. The social tariff does not need to be applied for sep…

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The electricity price for many Viennese households will be cheaper from Wednesday. If you benefit from it and what to do for it, you will find out here. In Austria, the social tariff for low-income households starts with April. In addition, people benefit for the first time from cheaper network costs at certain times of the day in the summer. For this purpose, the so-called Summer Low Labour Price (SNAP) is introduced. Read more here: From April…