TIRANA, July 30/ATA/ Families living on economic assistance, people with disabilities, pensioners with insufficient income, as well as individuals without family or social support, will be able to benefit from a subsidy for vital water consumption. This subsidy will cover up to 5 cubic meters of running water per month.
These categories will also benefit subsidies for the fixed tariffs, tariffs for sewerage and urban wastewater treatment services.
The new instruction that determines the methodology for the distribution and use of state subsidies for service providers in the water supply and sewage sector for the budget year 2025 has been published in the Official Gazette and has entered into force immediately.
The subsidy will be distributed by the National Water Supply and Sewerage Agency (AKUK) and will be used to compensate for the costs of running water and sewerage services for those families that are part of the social categories in need, as provided for in the law on social assistance.
Only those who have signed a performance contract with AKUK can benefit from this subsidy.
The government will also conduct ongoing supervision to ensure that the funds are used as planned and to guarantee that the subsidy reaches those who need it the most. /r.e/p.s./
