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Possible £90 winter fuel rebate 2006/7
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Mudmunk
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I have posted this on the Benefits board, but thought perhaps it would be relevant here too. I am sorry if I have got this wrong.
It seems that British Gas is giving winter fuel rebates for their gas and electricity customers.
You need to register now for winter 2006/7.
As before it seems difficult to get full details, and even a search on British Gas website yields nothing. This should be well publicised :mad:
The following was taken from the FHG e-bay forum. Many thanks to jamaicanov6. :T
"British Gas is offering a Winter Rebate scheme to their customers who receive
benefits including Disability Living Allowance, Carers Allowance, Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disability Allowance, Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income Based JSA, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, War Disablement Allowance/Pension.
Households buying gas and/or electricity from British Gas, where SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE receives these particular benefits, are eligible for the following rebates:
Gas £60 a year paid in 2 instalments - £30 in the last quarters bill in 2006 and £30 in the first quarters bill in 2007.
Electricity £30 a year paid in 2 instalments - £15 in the last quarters bill in 2006 and £15 in the first quarters bill of 2007.
Families need to phone 0845 601 2006 and have their British Gas and/or British Gas Electricity account number available. Registration is simple and effective for Autumn 2006.
THERE IS A SHORT REGISTRATION PERIOD SO YOU NEED TO REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"
Even if you registered for last winter you will have to register again.
Martin would be able to advise further, but perhaps it would be worthwhile for people in receipt of these benefits and not with British Gas to switch as this may then be the cheaper option for them?
It seems that British Gas is giving winter fuel rebates for their gas and electricity customers.
You need to register now for winter 2006/7.
As before it seems difficult to get full details, and even a search on British Gas website yields nothing. This should be well publicised :mad:
The following was taken from the FHG e-bay forum. Many thanks to jamaicanov6. :T
"British Gas is offering a Winter Rebate scheme to their customers who receive
benefits including Disability Living Allowance, Carers Allowance, Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disability Allowance, Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income Based JSA, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, War Disablement Allowance/Pension.
Households buying gas and/or electricity from British Gas, where SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE receives these particular benefits, are eligible for the following rebates:
Gas £60 a year paid in 2 instalments - £30 in the last quarters bill in 2006 and £30 in the first quarters bill in 2007.
Electricity £30 a year paid in 2 instalments - £15 in the last quarters bill in 2006 and £15 in the first quarters bill of 2007.
Families need to phone 0845 601 2006 and have their British Gas and/or British Gas Electricity account number available. Registration is simple and effective for Autumn 2006.
THERE IS A SHORT REGISTRATION PERIOD SO YOU NEED TO REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"
Even if you registered for last winter you will have to register again.
Martin would be able to advise further, but perhaps it would be worthwhile for people in receipt of these benefits and not with British Gas to switch as this may then be the cheaper option for them?
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Mudmunk wrote:I have posted this on the Benefits board, but thought perhaps it would be relevant here too. I am sorry if I have got this wrong.
It seems that British Gas is giving winter fuel rebates for their gas and electricity customers.
You need to register now for winter 2006/7.
As before it seems difficult to get full details, and even a search on British Gas website yields nothing. This should be well publicised :mad:
The following was taken from the FHG e-bay forum. Many thanks to jamaicanov6. :T
"British Gas is offering a Winter Rebate scheme to their customers who receive
benefits including Disability Living Allowance, Carers Allowance, Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disability Allowance, Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income Based JSA, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance, War Disablement Allowance/Pension.
Households buying gas and/or electricity from British Gas, where SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE receives these particular benefits, are eligible for the following rebates:
Gas £60 a year paid in 2 instalments - £30 in the last quarters bill in 2006 and £30 in the first quarters bill in 2007.
Electricity £30 a year paid in 2 instalments - £15 in the last quarters bill in 2006 and £15 in the first quarters bill of 2007.
Families need to phone 0845 601 2006 and have their British Gas and/or British Gas Electricity account number available. Registration is simple and effective for Autumn 2006.
THERE IS A SHORT REGISTRATION PERIOD SO YOU NEED TO REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"
Even if you registered for last winter you will have to register again.
Martin would be able to advise further, but perhaps it would be worthwhile for people in receipt of these benefits and not with British Gas to switch as this may then be the cheaper option for them?
no online option? would like to do this for elederly relie!
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fantastic... just registered for both... I will get £60 back in December for Gas and £30 back in Dec for my electric....
Funny thing is i spend less than £7 a month on my electric... so iI will be better off....
My gas is on a pre pay card and its set at £6.50 a week so effectivly they will give me a whole months gas free!!!!
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Thanks to the OP.
Limited to the first 300,000 to apply.
More here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/4726998.stmIt`s getting to the point0 -
surfsister wrote:Even if you registered for last winter you will have to register again.
Where gid you get the information that you have to reply again? I got this last year and they sent me a letter telling me that I would get it this year. No mention about regestering again.GONE ENGLAND0 -
As the thanks button has disappeared I thought I would write a Thank you to MudMunk, so here it is:
Thank you:rolleyes: Money doesn't grow on trees, so until it does theres M.S.E :T0 -
Rang today, got straight through. Thanks OP!Peace Of Heaven0
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I just registered too thankyooooo madmonk0
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surfsister wrote:no online option? would like to do this for elederly relie!
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It seems not. If you had the full details of which benefits, name, address, gas and electricity account numbers as appropriate you should be able to do this.
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dobbiesloan wrote:Where gid you get the information that you have to reply again? I got this last year and they sent me a letter telling me that I would get it this year. No mention about regestering again.
When I rang I asked the guy if we had to re-apply even if we had applied last winter and he said yes!
Many thanks to Dollop for that link too.0 -
I phoned was was told the winter fluel rebate agency for bri gas would not be registering customers until late summer0
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