Fonte: ANEEL
The period for registration of low-income self-identified consumers in the Unified Register for Federal Government Social Programs (CadÚnico) for maintenance of the social rates has also been postponed from March 1 to June 1, 2011. The extension of the deadline is part of the decision taken last Tuesday (02/15) by the board of the National Energy Agency (ANEEL).
The decision included the extension of the right to end the discount for low-income consumers who consume between 68 and 79 kilowatt hours per month (kWh/month) and have not yet shown energy distributors the proof of inclusion in the Single Registry. Read more .
The self-declaration was normalized by Resolution No. 485/2002. It allowed low-income consumers not enrolled in CadÚnico or social programs of the Federal Government to hand over a declaration that distributes their income enabled them to maintain or grant the benefit of the social rate temporarily. This term was good through 01/31/2007, but by virtue of judicial decision, via an injunction still in force, the benefit for these cases continues. With the new regulations, these consumers should also enroll in CadÚnico to keep the benefit. (FA/GL)
