In the pricing of electricity, there is also the pricing of special pricing 08 which is entitled to certain groups of the population and is about 20% lower than the pricing of normal household use, according to the Cyprus Consumers Association.
In a statement, the Cyprus Consumers' Association states that "the cost of electricity, especially this year, has risen to levels that most can hardly meet", adding that "the problem can not be addressed immediately and effectively."
According to the Association, the categories entitled to this price are a large family or a family of five receiving Child Allowance from the Welfare Allowance Management Service of the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance for three dependent children and above and with an annual gross family income of up to € 51.258 , recipients of Public Aid from the Social Welfare Services of the Ministry of Labor, beneficiaries of Minimum Guaranteed Income provided by the Welfare Allowance Management Service of the Ministry of Labor, recipients of Severe Mobility Disability Allowance from the Department of Social Welfare and Disability Quadriplegic Persons from the Department of Social Integration of Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Labor.
In addition, the association states that recipients of Care Allowance for Paraplegics from the Department of Social Integration of Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Labor, hemodialysis patients who receive Disability Allowance from the Department of Social Work are also entitled to this price. suffer from multiple sclerosis (multiple sclerosis) who are registered members of the Pancyprian Multiple Sclerosis Association.