The amount of the benefit is equivalent to the cost of a basic allocation of electricity and natural gas.62 Poor households not connected to the electricity or gas grids are not eligible for the compensation. Compensation is financed from the Republic’s budget and, although the objective is to cover 18-20 per cent of the population,63 the funds made available are inadequate to reach this level. Annual budgets are based on current beneficiaries and adjusted for changes in electricity and gas prices and for general inflation (World Bank, 2010a).