New – Energy Subsidies in Argentina
If you live in Argentina and have ever wondered if you are entitled to assistance with your electricity or gas bills, this practical guide is for you.
In recent months, the government has published important changes to the energy subsidy scheme: there has been a unification of programs, adjustments to the criteria, and the opening of public consultations that may affect who maintains or loses the benefit.
With clear information and concrete steps, we'll show you how to find out if you meet the official criteria and what you need to do.
This article explains, in a didactic way, what has changed in the new scheme (called targeted subsidies), what the eligibility criteria are, and where to check your status in the Register of Access to Energy Subsidies (RASE).
We also describe practical steps for registering or updating data, and include real-world examples to make it easier to understand.
If your intention is to quickly find out if you are eligible, keep reading: here you will find a step-by-step guide to verifying your registration, the documents that are usually requested, and tips to avoid mistakes that disqualify families from the program.
At the end, you'll find direct answers to the most common questions and official links to resolve your issue today. Keep reading.
What are energy subsidies?
Energy subsidies These are government subsidies that reduce the final cost that households and small organizations pay for electricity, mains gas, and, in some cases, LPG bottles.
In Argentina, since 2022 there has been a segmentation and registration process (RASE) to focus these subsidies according to socioeconomic criteria; in 2025 the government announced new changes to simplify and unify the systems.
These measures aim to direct resources to those who need them most and make the system more fiscally sustainable.
The New Scheme (2025): Main Changes
At the end of November 2025, the government presented a new scheme called "targeted subsidies" that unifies support for electricity, natural gas, bottled gas (LPG), and propane gas through the network.
In this way, the old segmentation into N1, N2 and N3 and some separate programs (such as the Hogar Program and the Social Gas Tariff) are abandoned to create a single, simplified system.
The stated goal is to focus aid on the most vulnerable families and make the distribution more transparent.
What Changes in Practice
- Unification of previously dispersed support.
- Automatic migration of beneficiaries from the Hogar Program to the new system (with specific rules for bottles).
- Public consultation will be launched to allow the public to provide feedback on the regulations.