Category: Energy
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Families encouraged to check for local Cost of Living support!
It has been announced that more than three million households will be informed that they qualify for the Warm Home Discount as part of the latest Cost of Living support. The automatic one-off payment of £150 will help eligible, low income customers to pay their energy bills over the winter. The Government is also relaunched…
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Energy Price Guarantee from July 1st
The government have announced who will continue to receive the Energy Price Guarantee from July 1st and how. Households without a pre-payment meter in Great Britain From 1 July 2023, households without a pre-payment meter will no longer receive an Energy Price Guarantee discount on their gas and electricity bills. This is because the Ofgem…
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Customers to pay less for energy bills from summer
From July 1st to September 2023, Ofgem has set the annual Energy Price Cap to £2074 for dual fuel households paying by direct debit based on typical consumption. This price cap reflects a fall in wholesale energy prices from last quarter’s £3280 and means customers will pay less for energy bills from Summer. This update…
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Government encourages prepayment meter customers to redeem vouchers
Households on traditional prepayment meters to redeem their energy bill support vouchers are being encouraged to redeem their vouchers as there is £160 million remaining to be claimed. The vouchers allow eligible customers to access discounts of up to £400 on their energy costs, which direct debit customers will have automatically received this winter. The…
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Alternative Fuel Payment Scheme update and portal
The Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) scheme is delivering £200 to households who use alternative fuels such as heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas, coal or biomass, helping around two million off-grid households to meet their energy costs this winter. The vast majority of eligible households have received the payment automatically via their electricity supplier during February.…
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Energy Bills Discount Scheme Government Announcement 9 January 2023
The Government has announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) to run from 1 April 2023 for eligible non-domestic consumers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This replaces the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme for non-domestic customers, which comes to an end on 31 March 2023 and provided a reduction on wholesale gas and…
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British Gas Energy Trust Offering Fuel Poverty Grants
The British Gas Energy Trust is providing funding for individuals and families who are in or facing Fuel Poverty to clear domestic gas and electricity debts. Two separate funds mean grants are available to customers and non-customers of British Gas. Applicants to either fund must have received support from a money advice organisation and are…
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Energy Prices Bill introduced in Parliament
The Energy Prices Bill, introduced in Parliament (12 October), provides the legislative basis needed to support people and businesses across the UK with their energy bills this winter, through the Energy Price Guarantee for domestic consumers and Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses and non-domestic properties. This includes measures that will enable the UK government…
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Energy Price Guarantee
To support with the Cost of Living Crisis, the government have implemented an energy price guarantee. This means that the unit cost of gas and electricity is capped so that the typical household in Britain will pay around £2,500 per year on their energy bill for the next 2 years. It is important to note…