Annexes to COM(2021)568 - Social Climate Fund

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dossier COM(2021)568 - Social Climate Fund.
document COM(2021)568 EN
date May 10, 2023
Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).

(37) Directive (EU) 2023/959 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading system (see page 134 of this Official Journal).



ANNEX I

METHODOLOGY FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE MAXIMUM FINANCIAL ALLOCATION FOR EACH MEMBER STATE UNDER THE FUND PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 14

This Annex sets out the methodology for calculating the maximum financial allocation available for each Member State in accordance with Articles 10 and 14.

The methodology takes into account the following variables with regard to each Member State:

population at risk of poverty living in rural areas (2019);

carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion by households (2016-2018 average);

the percentage of households at risk of poverty with arrears on their utility bills (2019);

total population (2019);

the Member State’s gross national income (GNI) per capita, measured in purchasing power standard (2019);

the share of reference emissions under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 for the emission sources 1A3b, 1A4a and 1A4b, as established in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2016-2018 average), as comprehensively reviewed pursuant to Article 4(3) of that Regulation.

The maximum financial allocation of a Member State under the Fund (MFAi) is established as follows:


Where:

The maximum amount (MA) for the implementation of the Fund is as referred to in Article 10(1) and α i is the share of Member State i in the maximum amount, determined on the basis of the following steps:


With


fi = 1 if ; fi = 2,5 if

Where for each Member State i:

rural pop i is the population at risk of poverty living in rural areas of the Member State i;

rural pop EU is the sum of population at risk of poverty living in rural areas of the Member States of the EU-27;

pop i is the population of the Member State i;

pop EU is the sum of the population of the Member States of the EU-27;

HCO2 i is the carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion by households of the Member State i;

HCO2 EU is the sum of carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion by households of the Member States of the EU-27;

arrears i is the percentage of households at risk of poverty with arrears on utility bills of the Member State i;

arrears EU is the percentage of households at risk of poverty with arrears on utility bills of the EU-27;

is the GNI per capita of the Member State i;

is the GNI per capita of the EU-27.

The βi of those Member States with a GNI per capita below the EU-27 value and for which the is the minimum component are proportionally adjusted to ensure that the sum of βi for all Member States equals 100 %. All λi are proportionally adjusted to ensure that their sum equals 100 %.

For all Member States, α i cannot be lower than 0,07 % of the maximum amount as referred to in Article 10(1). The α i of all Member States with α i higher than 0,07 % are proportionally adjusted to ensure that the sum of all α i equals 100 %.

For the Member States with a GNI per capita below 90 % of the EU-27 value, α i cannot be lower than the share of reference emissions under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 for the emission sources 1A3b, 1A4a and 1A4b, as established in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories for the average of the period 2016-2018, as comprehensively reviewed pursuant to Article 4(3) of that Regulation. The α i of the Member States with a GNI per capita above the EU-27 value are proportionally adjusted to ensure that the sum of all α i equals 100 %.



ANNEX II

Maximum financial allocation for each Member State under the Fund pursuant to Articles 10 and 14

The application of the methodology in Annex I to the amounts referred to in Article 10(1) results in the following share and maximum financial allocation for each Member State.

Any amounts pertaining from Article 10(3) will be covered within the limits of the maximum financial allocation for each Member State on a pro rata basis.

Maximum financial allocation per Member State
Member StateShare as % of totalTOTAL

2026-2032

(in EUR, current prices)
Pursuant to Article 10(1), first and second subparagraphsPursuant to Article 10(1), third subparagraph
Belgium2,551 659 606 4251 394 069 397
Bulgaria3,852 499 490 2822 099 571 836
Czechia2,401 562 617 7171 312 598 882
Denmark0,50324 991 338272 992 724
Germany8,185 317 778 5114 466 933 949
Estonia0,29186 244 570156 445 439
Ireland1,02663 390 868557 248 329
Greece5,523 586 843 6083 012 948 631
Spain10,526 837 784 6315 743 739 090
France11,197 276 283 9446 112 078 513
Croatia1,941 263 071 8991 060 980 395
Italy10,817 023 970 9245 900 135 577
Cyprus0,20131 205 466110 212 591
Latvia0,71463 676 528389 488 284
Lithuania1,02664 171 367557 903 948
Luxembourg0,1066 102 59255 526 177
Hungary4,332 815 968 1742 365 413 267
Malta0,0745 500 00038 220 000
Netherlands1,11720 463 632605 189 451
Austria0,89578 936 189486 306 399
Poland17,6011 439 026 4469 608 782 215
Portugal1,881 223 154 0171 027 449 374
Romania9,256 012 677 2905 050 648 923
Slovenia0,55357 971 733300 696 256
Slovakia2,351 530 553 0741 285 664 582
Finland0,54348 132 328292 431 155
Sweden0,62400 386 447336 324 616
EU27100  %65 000 000 00054 600 000 000



ANNEX III

Key requirements for the Member State’s internal control system

1.The Member State shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system, in accordance with its institutional, legal and financial framework, including separation of functions and reporting, supervising and monitoring arrangements.

This includes:

(a)the designation of the authorities entrusted with the implementation of the Plan and the allocation of the related responsibilities and functions;

(b)the designation of the authority or authorities responsible for signing the management declaration accompanying the payment requests;

(c)procedures ensuring that this authority or these authorities will get assurance about the achievement of the milestones and targets set in the Plan, and that the funds were managed in accordance with all applicable rules, in particular rules on avoidance of conflicts of interests, fraud prevention, corruption and double funding;

(d)an appropriate separation between managing and audit functions.

2.The Member State shall conduct an effective implementation of proportionate anti-fraud and anti-corruption measures, as well as any necessary measure to effectively avoid conflict of interests.

This includes:

(a)appropriate measures related to the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption and conflict of interests, as well as avoidance of double funding and to take legal actions to recover funds that have been misappropriated;

(b)a fraud risk assessment and the definition of appropriate anti-fraud mitigating measures.

3.The Member State shall maintain appropriate procedures for drawing up the management declaration and summary of the audits carried out at national level.

This includes:

(a)an effective procedure for drawing up the management declaration, documenting the summary of audits and keeping the underlying information for audit trail;

(b)effective procedures to ensure that all cases of fraud, corruption and conflict of interests are properly reported and corrected through recoveries.

4.To provide the information necessary, the Member State shall ensure appropriate management verifications, including procedures for checking the achievement of milestones and targets and compliance with horizontal principles of sound financial management.

This includes:

(a)appropriate management verifications through which implementing authorities will check the achievement of milestones and targets of the fund (e.g. desk reviews, on-the-spot checks);

(b)appropriate management verifications through which the implementing authorities will check the absence of serious irregularities, namely fraud, corruption and conflict of interests, and double funding (e.g. desk reviews, on-the-spot checks).

5.The Member State shall conduct adequate and independent audits of systems and operations in accordance with internationally accepted audit standards.

This includes:

(a)the designation of the body or bodies which will carry out the audits of systems and operations and how their functional independence is ensured;

(b)the allocation of sufficient resources to this body or bodies for the purpose of the Fund;

(c)the effective tackling by the body or bodies of the risk of fraud, corruption, conflict of interests and double funding both through system audits and audits of operations.

6.The Member State shall maintain an effective system to ensure that all information and documents necessary for audit trail purposes are held.

This includes:

(a)effective collection, recording and storage in an electronic system of data on the final recipients of measures or investments necessary to achieve the milestones and targets;

(b)access for the Commission, OLAF, European Court of Auditors and in respect of those Member States participating in enhanced cooperation pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the EPPO, to the data on final recipients.



ANNEX IV

Common indicators for indicative milestones and targets for the Social Climate Plans of the Member States referred to in Article 6(1), point (m), monitoring by the Member State of the implementation of its Plan referred to in Article 24(1), evaluation by the Commission of the progress towards the objectives of the Fund referred to in Article 24(4)

Measures and investments can contribute to several of the common indicators. If a Member State’s Plan does not contain a measure or investment contributing to some of the indicators, a Member State may indicate ‘non-applicable’.

NumberCommon indicator related to the Fund supportExplanationUnit
Buildings sector
Context indicators
1Number of vulnerable householdsIn line with the definition in Article 2, point (10).Number of households
2Number of households in energy povertyIn line with the definition in Article 2, point (1).Number of households
Output indicators
3Number of vulnerable households that have benefitted from at least one structural measure reducing their emissions in the buildings sectorIn line with Article 2, point (10) and Article 8(1). Only measures due to Fund support.Number of households
4Number of buildings having undergone deep renovation (i.e. a renovation which transforms a building or building unit (a) before 1 January 2030, into a nearly zero-energy building (b) as of 1 January 2030, into a zero-emission building)The indicator counts the number of buildings and the corresponding floor area being renovated fully or partially based on the support by measures and investments under the Fund, where ‘building renovation’ is defined in Article 2, point (13). In addition, the indicator shall distinguish buildings on the basis of their Energy Performance Certificate class, and identify specifically how many worst-performing buildings have been renovated.Buildings units
5Total useful floor area of buildings having undergone deep renovation (i.e. a renovation which transforms a building or building unit (a) before 1 January 2030, into a nearly zero-energy building (b) as of 1 January 2030, into a zero-emission building)Renovated floor area (m2/year)
6Number of buildings having undergone other energy renovation (i.e. all energy renovations except deep renovations, to be reported above)Buildings units
7Total useful floor area of buildings having undergone other energy renovation (i.e. all energy renovations except deep renovations, to be reported above)Renovated floor area (m2/year)
8Replacement of fossil fuel heating installation with a renewable based appliance and/or a highly efficient installation on the basis of the Energy Label class as established in the relevant legal act.These actions fulfil the renewable EU benchmark and the indicative share of renewable energy (in final energy consumption) established at national level in the buildings sector under the relevant provision of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Renewable heating and cooling systems and renewable electricity both can contribute to this benchmark. These actions would also contribute to the renewable heating and cooling target under the relevant provision of that Directive. This concerns only additional replacements of fossil fuel heating installations due to Fund support.Number of units of fossil fuel heating installation replaced (e.g. by a heat pump or solar thermal installation)
9Additional operational capacity installed for renewable energyNumber and capacity of rooftop photovoltaic and solar thermal collectors or photovoltaic thermal panels (PVT); number and capacity of heat pumps; number and capacity of other renewable space heating and cooling technologies including renewable based boilers. Only concerns additional operational capacity due to Fund support.MW
10number of units
Result indicators
11Reduction of number of vulnerable householdsReduction of number of vulnerable households as a result of measures and investments financed under the Fund.%
12Estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the buildings sectorReduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the buildings sector triggered by measures and investments financed under the Fund.

The emissions in the buildings sector are established as those covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC (for the buildings sector, emission sources 1A4a and 1A4b, as established in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories).
ktCO2e
13Reduction of number of households in energy povertyReduction of number of households in energy poverty as a result of measures and investments financed under the Fund.

Member States concerned by Article 3(3), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 shall include, pursuant to Article 24, point (b) of that Regulation, in their integrated national energy and climate progress report quantitative information on the number of households in energy poverty. Member States may use and are not limited to the indicators available with the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) identified as relevant in Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1563 of 14 October 2020 on energy poverty (1), listed in the reporting template for integrated national energy and climate progress reports.

The indicator does not count collective dwellings such as hospitals, care homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses, workers’ hostels, etc.
%
14Savings in annual primary energy consumptionThe energy savings achieved shall be calculated, for this purpose, only on the basis of the financial support from the Fund.

Member States shall report on the annual final/primary energy consumption reduction achieved among vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty and, where applicable, people living in social housing pursuant to of the relevant provisions of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency (recast) due to Fund support that is complementary to the Energy Efficiency National Fund under the relevant provisions of that Directive, including the support channelled through energy efficiency obligation schemes and alternative policy measures pursuant to the relevant provision of that Directive and including interventions made to comply with minimum energy performance standards pursuant to the relevant provisions of that Directive.
MWh/year
15kWh/m2 (if total floor area is available)
16Savings in annual final energy consumptionThe baseline refers to the annual final and primary energy consumption before the intervention, and the achieved value refers to the annual final and primary energy consumption for the year after the intervention.

Energy savings in individual buildings shall be documented on the basis of Energy Performance Certificates or other criteria for determining the targeted or achieved energy savings set out in the relevant provision of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast).
kWh/m2 (if total floor area is available)
17MWh/year
Road transport sector
Context indicators
18Number of vulnerable transport usersIn line with the definition in Article 2, point (12).Number of households
19Number of households in transport povertyIn line with the definition in Article 2, point (2).Number of households
Output indicators
20Number of vulnerable transport users that have benefitted from at least one structural measure reducing their emissions in the road transport sectorIn line with Article 2, point (12) and Article 8(1). Only measures due to Fund support.Number of households
21Purchases of zero-emission vehiclesNumber of zero-emission vehicles supported by measures and investments financed under the Fund.Number of zero-emission vehicles
22Purchases of low-emission vehiclesNumber of low-emission vehicles supported by measures and investments financed under the Fund.Number of low-emission vehicles
23Purchases of bicycles and micro-mobility vehiclesNumber of bicycles and micro-mobility vehicles supported by measures and investments financed under the Fund.Number of bicycles and micro-mobility vehicles
24Additional alternative fuels infrastructure (refuelling/recharging points)Number of refuelling and recharging points (new or upgraded) for zero- and low- emission vehicles supported by measures and investments financed under the Fund, with an additional focus on remote areas.

The terms ‘alternative fuel’, ‘recharging point’ and ‘refuelling point’ shall have the same meaning as the definitions of these terms in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The indicator shall be collected and reported separately for (i) recharging points; and (ii) refuelling points.

As part of the latter, (iii) hydrogen refuelling points shall be reported separately.
Number of refuelling and recharging points
25Reduced or free public transport ticketsNumber of users of public transport supported by measures and investments financed under the Fund.

The indicator shall be collected and reported separately between (i) reduced; and (ii) free tickets.
Number of users
26Additional shared mobility and mobility on demand solutionsNumber of users of shared mobility and mobility on demand solutions supported by measures and investments financed under the Fund.Number of users
27Units
28Dedicated cycling infrastructure supportedLength of dedicated cycling infrastructure newly built or significantly upgraded by projects supported under the Fund. Dedicated cycling infrastructure includes cycling facilities separated from roads for vehicular traffic or other parts of the same road by structural means (such as kerbs and barriers), cycling streets, cycling tunnels, etc. For cycling infrastructure with separated one-way lanes (e.g. on each side of a road), the length is measured as lane length.Number of km
Result indicators
29Reduction of number of vulnerable transport usersReduction of number of vulnerable transport users as a result of measures and investments financed under the Fund.%
30Reduction of number of households in transport povertyReduction of number of households in transport poverty as a result of measures and investments financed under the Fund.%
31Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the road transport sectorMember States shall report on the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the road transport sector triggered by measures and investments financed under the Fund.

The emissions in the road transport sector are defined as those covered by Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC (for the road transport sector, emission sources 1A3b as established in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories).
ktCO2e
Micro-enterprises (both buildings and road transport sectors)
Context indicators
32Number of vulnerable micro-enterprisesIn line with the definition in Article 2, point (11).Number of micro-enterprises
Output indicators
33Number of vulnerable micro-enterprises that have benefitted from at least one structural measure reducing their emissions in the buildings sector and road transport sectorIn line with Article 2, point (11), and Article 8(1). Only measures due to Fund support.Number of micro-enterprises
Result indicators
34Reduction of number of vulnerable micro-enterprisesReduction of number of vulnerable micro-enterprises as a result of measures and investments financed under the Fund.%
Temporary direct income support
Context indicators
35Share of the temporary direct income support in the total costs of the Social Climate PlansIn line with Article 4(3) and Article 10.%
Output indicators
36Number of vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users that have received temporary direct income supportThe indicator shall indicate the number of vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users that have received temporary direct income support, hence counting all final recipients of the temporary direct income support paid under the Fund.

The indicator shall be collected and reported separately for vulnerable households and for the vulnerable transport users, in line with Article 2, points (10) and (12) and Article 4(3).
Number of vulnerable households

(unit: households)
37Number of vulnerable transport users

(unit: households)
Result indicators
38Average temporary direct income support per vulnerable household and vulnerable transport userThe indicator shall indicate the average amount of temporary direct income support received per vulnerable household and vulnerable transport user under the Fund.EUR/household (buildings sector)
39EUR/household (road transport sector)



(1) OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.



ANNEX V

Template for Social Climate Plans referred to in Article 6(7)

Table of Contents

1.OVERVIEW AND PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING THE SOCIAL CLIMATE PLAN43

1.1.Executive summary43

1.2.Overview of current policy situation43

1.3.Public consultation process43

2.DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES AND INVESTMENTS, MILESTONES AND TARGETS44

2.1.COMPONENT [1][2]: [buildings sector][transport sector]44

(i)Description of the component44

(ii)Description of the measures and investments of the component44

(iii)Do no significant harm44

(iv)Milestones, targets and timeline45

(v)Financing and costs45

(vi)Justification for benefitting entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users (if applicable)45

(vii)Estimated total costs of the component46

(viii)Scenario in the event of a later start of the emissions trading system46

2.2.COMPONENT [3]: direct income support46

(i)Description of the component46

(ii)Description of the measures of the component46

(iii)Milestones and targets for direct income support measures47

(iv)Justification for the measures47

(v)Costs of the measures47

(vi)Justification for benefitting entities other than vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users (if applicable)47

(vii)Estimated cost of the Plan for temporary direct income support component.48

(viii)Scenario in the event of a later start of the emissions trading system48

2.3.Technical assistance48

2.4.Transfers to shared management programmes48

2.5.Estimated total costs of the Plan48

3.ANALYSIS AND OVERALL IMPACT49

3.1.Definitions49

3.2.Projected impact on vulnerable groups49

3.3.Projected impact of the planned measures and investments49

4.COMPLEMENTARITY, ADDITIONALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN50

4.1.Monitoring and implementation of the Plan50

4.2.Consistency with other initiatives50

4.3.Complementarity of funding50

4.4.Additionality50

4.5.Geographic specificities51

4.6.Prevention of corruption, fraud and conflicts of interests51

4.7.Information, communication and visibility51

1. OVERVIEW AND PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING THE SOCIAL CLIMATE PLAN

1.1.   Executive summary

The context of the green transition in the Member State with particular emphasis on the main challenges from the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport sectors within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and how the Plan will respond to these challenges.

An overview table that sums up the main objectives of the Plan, together with the estimated total costs of the Plan, including the contribution from the Fund, the national contribution and resources from shared management programs to be transferred to the Fund, divided into the three areas of intervention: measures and investments for the buildings sector, for the road transport sector, and measures for direct income support, based on the template below:

Area of interventionTotal costs (absolute and % of total funding) by source of fundingOverview of main measures and investments plannedObjectives of the measures and investmentsImpact of measures and investments
Reduction of vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users (unit: households)CO2 emissions reduction
Buildings sector
Road Transport sector
Temporary direct income support
Technical assistance (Article 8(3))
Contribution to the Technical Support Instrument (Article 11(3))
Contribution to the Member State’s compartment in InvestEU (Article 11(3))

1.2.   Overview of current policy situation

Information on the current national energy and climate policies, how they are being applied in the national context, with a particular focus on buildings and transport sectors and in respect to the most vulnerable groups.

1.3.   Public consultation process

A summary of the consultation process of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations, and other relevant stakeholders, as implemented in accordance with the national legal framework, for the preparation and, where available implementation of the Plan, covering the scope, type, and timing of consultations activities, as well as how the views of the stakeholders are reflected in the Plan.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES AND INVESTMENTS, MILESTONES AND TARGETS

Information for each component for the three areas of the Plan separately:

buildings sector;

road transport sector;

temporary direct income support.

A component may include several sub-components focusing on a specific challenge or need. Each component or sub-component may include one or several closely linked or mutually dependent measures or investments.

2.1.   COMPONENT [1][2]: [buildings sector][transport sector]

Information on the component:

(i)   Description of the component

Summary box:

Summary box for Component [1][2] [buildings sector][transport sector]

Intervention area: [buildings sector][transport sector]

Objective:

Measures and investments:

Estimated total costs: EUR xx, of which

Costs requested to be covered under the Fund: EUR xx

Costs to be covered by the national contribution: EUR xx

(ii)   Description of the measures and investments of the component

Detailed description of the component and its specific measures and investments, as well as their interlinkages and synergies, covering the following:

Clear and evidence-based analysis of the existing challenges and how they are addressed by the measures and the investments;

The nature, type and size of the measure or investment, which may include additional technical support measures in accordance with Article 11(4), indicating whether it is new or is an existing measure or investment intended to be extended with the support from the Fund;

Detailed information on the objective of the measure or investment and about who and what is targeted by it; an explanation of how the measure and investment would contribute effectively to the achievement of the objectives of the Fund within the overall setting of a Member State’s relevant policies, and how it will reduce fossil fuel dependency;

Description of how the measure or investment is implemented (means of implementation), referring to the administrative capacity of the Member State at central, and where relevant regional and local levels, with an explanation on how the resources will be absorbed in a timely manner and how they are channelled to sub-national levels, if applicable;

An explanation of how the measure or investment will aim to address gender inequality, if applicable;

The timeline of the measure or investment; for support concerning low-emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing that support.

(iii)   Do no significant harm

Information on how measures and investments included in the component comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission will provide technical guidance, pursuant to Article 6(5) of this Regulation.

(iv)   Milestones, targets and timeline

Information on each milestone and target that will reflect the progress on implementing measures and investments of this component, as follows:

why the specific milestone or target was chosen;

what the milestone or target is measuring;

how this will be measured, what methodology and source will be used, and how the proper achievement of the milestone or target will be objectively verified;

what is the baseline (starting point) and what is the level or specific point to be reached;

by when it will be reached (by quarter and year);

who and which institution will be in charge of implementing, measuring and reporting.

Table containing milestones, targets and timeline for the components with the following information:

Seq. numberMeasure/Investment nameMilestone or TargetName of milestone/targetQualitative indicators

(milestones)
Quantitative indicators (targets)Timeline for achievementDescription of each milestone and target
Unit of measure/investmentBaselineGoalQuarterYear

(v)   Financing and costs

Information and explanation on the estimated total costs of the component and for each measure and investment, backed up by appropriate justification, including:

The methodology used, the underlying assumptions made (e.g. on unit costs, costs of inputs) and justification for these assumptions;

The indicative comprehensive timetable within which these costs are expected to be incurred;

Information on the national contribution to the total costs of the measures and investments;

Any information on what financing from other Union instruments is or could be envisaged related to the same component;

Any information on envisaged financing from private sources and which leverage level is targeted, if relevant;

Justification on the plausibility and reasonability of the estimated costs, where necessary, taking into account national specificities.

(vi)   Justification for benefitting entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users (if applicable)

If support from the Fund is provided through public or private entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, or vulnerable transport users, an explanation of what measures or investments those entities will enact and how those measures and investments will ultimately be to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users;

If support from the Fund is provided through financial intermediaries, a description of the measures that the Member State intends to adopt to ensure that financial intermediaries pass on the entire benefit to the final recipients.

(vii)   Estimated total costs of the component

Completion of the table on the estimated cost of measures and investments included in the component, in accordance with the template provided below:

Seq. numberRelated measure (measure or investment)Relevant time periodEstimated costs for which funding from the Fund is requested
Total requestedIf available: split by year
From dateTo dateAmount (mn EUR)2026202720282029203020312032

(viii)   Scenario in the event of a later start of the emissions trading system

A description and quantification of the necessary adjustments to the measures, investments, milestones, targets, the amount of national contribution and any other relevant element of the Plan resulting from the postponement of the start of the emissions trading system established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC in accordance with Article 30k of that Directive.

A separate version of the summary box, the table on milestones, targets and timeline and the table on estimated costs.

2.2.   COMPONENT [3]: direct income support

Information on the Component for the direct income support:

(i)   Description of the component

Summary box:

Summary box for Component 3 – direct income support

Intervention area: direct income support

Objective:

Measures:

Estimated total costs: EUR xx, of which

Costs requested to be covered under the Fund: EUR xx

Costs to be covered by the national contribution: EUR xx

(ii)   Description of the measures of the component

A detailed description of the component and its specific measures, as well as their interlinkages and synergies, including:

Clear and evidence-based analysis of the existing challenges and how they are addressed and the objectives of the support;

The nature, type and size of the support;

Detailed information on the final recipients of the support and the criteria used for their identification;

The timeline for the decrease in direct income support in line with the timeline of the Fund, including a concrete end date for the support;

An explanation of how the support will aim to address gender inequality, if applicable;

Description of how the support is implemented;

Information on the national contribution to the costs of the measures.

(iii)   Milestones and targets for direct income support measures

Information on each milestone and target that will reflect the progress on implementing of this component, as follows:

why the specific milestone or target was chosen;

what the milestone or target is measuring;

how this will be measured, what methodology and source will be used, and how the proper achievement of the milestone or target will be objectively verified;

what is the baseline (starting point) and what is the level or specific point to be reached;

by when it will be reached;

who and which institution will be in charge of implementing, measuring and reporting.

Table containing milestones, targets and timeline for temporary direct income support measures, template provided below:

Seq. numberMeasureMilestone or TargetName of milestone/targetQualitative indicators

(milestones)
Quantitative indicators (targets)Timeline for achievementDescription of each milestone and target
Unit of measureBaselineGoalQuarterYear

(iv)   Justification for the measures

Justification for the need of temporary direct income support based on the criteria laid out in Articles 6(1) and 8(2):

Quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how the measures in the Plan are expected to reduce energy poverty and transport poverty and the vulnerability of households and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices;

Justification on the proposed timeline of the diminishing temporary direct income support and the conditions when it no longer applies;

Description of how the groups of recipients of temporary direct income support are also targeted by structural measures and investments to effectively lift them out of energy poverty and transport poverty, and description of the complementarity of temporary direct income support with structural measures and investments to support vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users.

(v)   Costs of the measures

Information on the estimated total costs of the component, backed up by appropriate justification, including:

The methodology used, the underlying assumptions made and justification for these assumptions;

The comparative cost data on the actual cost, if similar support measures have been carried out in the past;

Any information on what financing from other Union instruments is or could be foreseen related to the same support;

Appropriate detailed justification on the plausibility and reasonability of the estimated costs, including any data or evidence used annexed to the Plan.

(vi)   Justification for benefitting entities other than vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users (if applicable)

If the support from the Fund is provided through public or private entities other than vulnerable households, or vulnerable transport users, an explanation what kind of measures those entities will enact and how those measures will ultimately be to the benefit of vulnerable households, or vulnerable transport users.

If support from the Fund is provided through financial intermediaries, a description of the measures that the Member State intends to adopt to ensure that financial intermediaries pass on the entire benefit to the final recipients.

(vii)   Estimated cost of the Plan for temporary direct income support component.

Completion of the table on estimated cost of support included in the component, template provided below:

Seq. numberType of supportRelevant time periodEstimated costs for which funding from the Fund is requested
Total requestedIf available: split by year
From dateTo dateAmount (mn EUR)2026202720282029203020312032

(viii)   Scenario in the event of a later start of the emissions trading system

A description and quantification of the necessary adjustments to the measures, investments, milestones, targets, the amount of national contribution and any other relevant element of the Plan resulting from the postponement of the start of the emissions trading system established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC in accordance with Article 30k of that Directive.

A separate version of the summary box, the table on milestones, targets and timeline and the table on estimated costs.

2.3.   Technical assistance

A description of the technical assistance actions that will be included for the effective administration and implementation of the measures and investments set out in the Plan, in accordance with Article 8(3), including:

the nature, type and size of the technical assistance actions;

the estimated cost of the technical assistance actions.

2.4.   Transfers to shared management programmes

If resources are intended to be transferred from the Fund to funds under shared management pursuant to Article 11(2), indication of which programmes these resources will be transferred to and under which timeline, and indication of how the measures and investments to be implemented under those programmes would comply with the objectives referred to in Article 3, including whether they fall under the measures and investments set out in Article 8.

2.5.   Estimated total costs of the Plan

Estimated total costs of the Plan, including any amounts made available for additional technical support under Article 11(4) of this Regulation, the amount of the cash contribution for the purpose of the Member State compartment pursuant to the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and any amount made available for additional technical assistance under Article 8(3) of this Regulation.

An indication of the national contribution to the total costs of its plan, including an indication of any resources intended to be transferred to the Fund from shared management programmes pursuant to Article 11(1) of this Regulation and any resources intended to be transferred from the Fund to shared management programmes pursuant to Article 11(2) of this Regulation.

A description of how the costs are in line with the principle of cost efficiency and commensurate to the expected impact of the Plan.

Completion of the table summarising the cost of the Fund by source of funding, template provided below:

Total costs of Social Climate PlanBase caseIn case of Article 30k Directive 2003/87/EC
ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS OF THE PLAN,

of which
EUR XXXEUR XXX
Covered under the FundEUR XXXEUR XXX
National contributionEUR XXXEUR XXX
Transfers from shared management programmesEUR XXXEUR XXX
(Transfers to shared management programmes)-EUR XXX-EUR XXX

3. ANALYSIS AND OVERALL IMPACT

3.1.   Definitions

An explanation of how the definitions of energy poverty and transport poverty are to be applied at national level.

3.2.   Projected impact on vulnerable groups

An estimate of the likely effects of the increase in prices resulting from the emissions trading system established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty and transport poverty, and on micro-enterprises, comprising in particular an estimated number of, and the identification of, vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. These effects are to be analysed at the appropriate territorial level as established by each Member State, taking into account national specificities and elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected.

A description of the methodology used in the estimates, while making sure that the estimates are calculated with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation.

3.3.   Projected impact of the planned measures and investments

An estimate of the projected impacts of the measures and investments planned in section 2 on greenhouse gas emissions, energy poverty and transport poverty, with comparison to the baseline described above.

A description of the methodology used in the estimates.

Qualitative and quantitative tables on the impact of the Plan, template provided below:

ComponentDescription of the expected impacts of the component on:

(mark include relevant quantitative indicators)
Energy efficiencyBuilding renovationZero- and low-emission mobility and transportGreenhouse gas emission reductionsReduction in the number of vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users (unit: households)
Overall plan
Buildings sector
Road transport sector

ComponentQuantification of the impact (if available)

i.e. % difference from policy neutral baseline
Short-term (3 years ahead)Medium-term (end of the plan)
Greenhouse gas emissionsHouseholds in energy povertyHouseholds in transport povertyGreenhouse gas emissionsHouseholds in energy povertyHouseholds in transport poverty
Overall plan
Buildings sector
Road transport sector

Qualitative and quantitative table on the expected impact of the temporary direct income support measures on the reduction of the number of vulnerable households and vulnerable transport users as well as households in energy poverty and in transport poverty, template provided below:

Component: direct income support
Reduction in the number of vulnerable households and vulnerable transport usersDescription of the expected impacts
Estimate of expected impacts; unit: households
Reduction in the number of households in energy poverty and in transport povertyDescription of the expected impacts
Estimate of expected impacts; unit: households

4. COMPLEMENTARITY, ADDITIONALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN

This part concerns the whole Plan. The various criteria set out below need to be justified for the Plan as a whole.

4.1.   Monitoring and implementation of the Plan

Explanation on how the Member State intends to implement the proposed measures and investments, focusing on the arrangements and timetable for monitoring and implementation including, where relevant, measures necessary for compliance with Article 21.

4.2.   Consistency with other initiatives

Explanation on how the Plan is consistent with the information included and the commitments made by the Member State under other relevant plans and funds, and the interplay among the different plans going forward, as set out in Article 6(3) and Article 16(3), point (b)(iii).

4.3.   Complementarity of funding

Information on existing or planned financing of measures and investments from other Union, international, public or, where relevant, private sources which contribute to the measures and investments set out in the Plan, including on temporary direct income support, pursuant to Article 6(1), point (c).

4.4.   Additionality

Explanation and justification of how the new or existing measures or investments are additional and do not substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure, pursuant to Article 13(2), including such explanation and justification with regard to measures and investments included in the Plan in accordance with Article 4(5).

4.5.   Geographic specificities

Explanation of how geographic specificities, such as islands, outermost regions and territories, rural or remote areas, less accessible peripheries, mountainous areas or areas lagging behind, have been taken into account by the Plan.

4.6.   Prevention of corruption, fraud and conflicts of interests

A system to prevent, detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflicts of interests, when using the funds provided under the Fund, and the arrangements that aim to avoid double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes in accordance with Article 21 and Annex III, including funds provided through public or private entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in accordance with Article 9.

4.7.   Information, communication and visibility

Compliance with the provisions set out in Article 23 referring to public access to data, indicating the website in which the data will be published, as well as the information, communication, and visibility measures.

Outline of the intended national communication strategy aimed at ensuring public awareness of the Union funding.