British gas essentials tarrif

is there any electric 'essentials tarrif' apart from british gas?
as at the moment my parents are with british gas
and electric with scottishpower.

i got wind of the Essentials tarrif 3months ago and am waiting for my bill to arrive (which should of been 3 weeks ago!! ) and hopefully the adjustment will be on there.

im really worried being a single parent and when hearing about the price rise of 35% it my blood boil!! i thought what is the point in helping me when im struggling by giving me10% off my bill if they going to rise the costs by 35%!!

im struggling more so than ever at the moment with rising costs on everything.

after reading this thread i really am hoping that the prices stay as they are on the essentials tarriff.

im getting tot he stage where i really cannot afford my bills, my last winter bill was £154 quarter, it should get slightly easier over the summer months but their rising prices so much that even the summer bill will be way over what i would normally pay meaning the next winter for everyone is going to be enormous.

a year ago a bill that cost me around £90 rose to the winter bill £154, with rises already on top of that im expecting a winter bill next season of around £200 a quarter just for my Gas usage.

so will i be best really staying on this Essentials tariff?

what help can i get if and when i cant pay my bill?

out of a £60 personal income per week, im looking at having to save some where between £30-£40 just energy bills, with the rest im supposed to feed,clothe myself as well as run a car (all be it very limited mileage)

some times it feels likes its not worth being on this earth when all the fat cats seem to take take take with very little compassion for anyone but themselves.

any help, pointers, info would be well appreciated.

cheers

Billy.

redmen9 wrote: »

Under what circumstances would someone qualify for eligibility for this tariff? I'm worried about my parents who are both in their 70s and on state pensions with the rising fuel costs. Would this qualify them?

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/about-british-gas/what's-important-to-us/customer-commitment/essential.html

If you are in receipt of:
Child Tax Credit and salary is below £14,600
Working Tax Credit and salary lower than £14,600
Disability Living Allowance
Pension Credit
Attendance Allowance
War Disablement Pension
Disablement Pension
Child Tax Benefit
Income Support
Income Based Job Seeker Allowance
Carers Allowance
Severe Disablement Allowance

this applies to edf social tariff too

Essentials Tariff
http://www.britishgas.co.uk/products-and-services/energy/are-you-on-benefits.html?WT.seg_3=i100221

Who is eligible for Essentials?
Disability Living Allowance
Attendance Allowance
War disablement pension*

Disablement Pension**
Child Tax Credit †
Working Tax Credit †

Council Tax Benefit
Housing Benefit
Carers Allowance
Severe Disablement Allowance
Income Support
Income-Based Job Seekers Allowance


If you are on the Essentials tariff you won't see a rise until after winter.

We launched the Essentials tariff, Britain's largest social energy tariff, for 750,000 of our most vulnerable customers at the start of last year. Essentials provides additional help to our more vulnerable customers

http://www.britishgas.co.uk/about-british-gas/what's-important-to-us/customer-commitment/essential.html

https://www.britishgas.co.uk/ManageQueries/HelpAndAdvice/TypeID/?Type=PR_Case&ID=378