Balgarianovinite.com In less than 24 hours, over 3,500 people have applied for the EUR 20 compensation for the increased fuel prices, according to data from the Social Assistance Agency (SSA). SSA will be paying out the compensations to applicants who meet the conditions to receive them, the press centre of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy reported on Thursday.
The measure went into effect on Wednesday after the average retail price of diesel in the country remained at EUR 1.60 per liter for the third consecutive day. The first payments under it are expected to begin after April 15.
Only citizens who did not receive social assistance from the SSA in January or February 2026 need to submit an application for compensation. In order to receive funds in April, they must apply to the Social Assistance Directorate by March 31. Documents can be submitted on site, through a licensed postal operator or through the Electronic Services Portal of the Ministry of Electronic Governance, the ministry said. Citizens who received payments from the SSA in the first two months of the year do not need to apply for compensation and will be paid automatically by bank transfer or by mail, depending on the way they received their social assistance, the Ministry added.
Compensation will only be granted to individuals who are owners or co-owners of a motor vehicle, or who use a vehicle with a lease contract, have average gross income for 2025 that was less than or equal to EUR 652.41 (twice the poverty line). Since the campaign for submitting annual tax returns is underway, in case there is no information about the person’s income for 2025, those from 2024 and the poverty line for the same year will be taken into account. In this case, the income criterion for access to assistance under the program will be EUR 537.88, the ministry also informed. Over 3,500 People Apply for Fuel Compensation, Social Ministry Reports 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-26 12:38:50 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law