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Death and Bills
Hi, I hope some of you wise people out there can help. My dad has just died and I am now looking after mum and taking on all the bills. Just before the energy crisis I tied them into a fixed rate combined gas and elec bill which doesn’t expire until march 2023. Problem is this bill was solely in my dads name. It didn’t…
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An idea for Ofgem
Ofgem recently made a lot of noise about energy companies abusing direct debits and lots of complaints on here about silly usage estimates and companies trying to increase dd's... surely the answer is to ban direct debit increases when accounts are in credit, with say an automatic £500 fine for companies that do so (£500…
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Wholesale prices
Does anyone know why if my energy supplier is green, especially my electricity which is 100% green, is so affected by wholesale energy prices. If electricity is from wind why have these costs gone up? Thank you
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Random bill
Hi all I am on a plan with edf that is supposed to bill be every 6 months..o joined in October 21 and I got my first bill in February. I am still in debit for that and was nearly paid off. I thoihht I would be building up credit soon. Anyways I got an email to say my new bill is ready for period Feb to may. I'm thinking…
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£400 pound payment from gov.
Will you receive this payment if you are on a fixed energy contract signed before September 2021?
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£300 help to pensioner household
I have a friend who currently receives the warm home discount ….from what I’ve read it would seem as though it’s only those who are receiving the Winter Fuel Allowance that qualify for the £300 ‘help’…am I correct? Ps I’m not sure why she isn’t getting the WFA anyway as she was born in 1949.
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Am I looking at a 7x rise in energy cost since last year?
September 2021, Avro went bust, I went from paying £62 per month, and got the cheapest fix I could find which was with BG Energy at £101 per month for 12 months. A rise of 63% on the previous price I was paying. I've just been checking the current fixed deals with EDF, and it looks like I'm looking at a bill of £244, which…
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Still waiting for the switch from Goto Energy to Shell Energy?
Are there any other Goto Energy customers still waiting for the switch to Shell Energy to happen? It’s been about 8 months since Goto Energy went into administration, are you getting any info from Shell? I’m getting no where with them.
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EON cant be right
Hi, typing this on behalf of my GF. She is at her wits end with EON, she is trying to sort her fathers energy problems out and getting nowhere. He has a smart meter and for some unknown reason, he has to submit gas readings as EON say they are unable to get them. He has been told by Eon that his DD payments are going to…
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SSE Hiking Direct debit
I have recently come to the end of my fixed price tariff with SEE, and since March SEE SSE have been increasing my DD which at the end of the fixed price tariff stood at £143.00 per month. Additionally at the end of the fixed price tariff I was £137.72 in credit (nearly 1 month in credit). Now SSE have calculated my…
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Measuring power consumption
Apologies if this isn't the correct forum. Without a smart meter I'm trying to work out the cost of consumption such as having my TV on standby. My manual says it's 0.3w and if I use this website for 8460 hrs in a year it tells me it would be £71 https://www.sust-it.net/energy-calculator.php However this site says that…
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EDF Existing Customer Offer. Fix Total Service May24v4 - Should I take it over variable?
Hello all, My fixed deal comes to an end June 30th. Reading through this it looks like the best option was to run onto a variable tarriff, but this was before the October price cap warning and also the £400 announced today. Really need some help with explaining / what is the best option for me and others with these…
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Will £400 be paid into gas or electric account?
Which utility account will £400 be paid into gas or electric?
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Calculating what the price cap means for my consumption
Is there an easy way to work out what the price cap could mean for my own consumption? The price cap is based on an average consumer - but we're very different to the average house. Tight with gas and electric, but have a large house and an EV - which throws any meaningful comparison to the price cap out the window. Is…
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£400
I live in a retirement park. LPG gas is paid by DIRECT DEBIT by me Electricity is brought by site owner from British Gas and re charged on invoice to each resident. what part of the £400 allowance/ credit will I get and from whom?
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Standing Charges
Correct me if I am wrong but the increase in standing charges was partly due to the £200 being a loan? Now this has been scrapped are the standing charges going to be a bit lower in the future? perhaps something to keep a look out for,
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Watch Martin Lewis Q&A with Rishi Sunak
Following the Government's recent announcement of a cost of living support package to help with energy bills, Martin was joined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak for a video Q&A. Watch it below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3g7BGK1V8
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Disability and cost of living.
I am for one pleased with the announcements from rishi especially in relation to disability benefits. Why? Because many a time I can't get help with things because of only being on pip. The warm home discount doesn't allow me to be eligible as you need another form of benefit to qualify or low income. So in pleased they…
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How do we address this E7 anomaly?
I wrote recently to Greg Jackson at Octopus… I received an acknowledgement from his office, but nothing since… What can we Economy 7 users do about the unfairness of these new eco car tariffs when the only energy supply we have is electric? Dear Greg Jackson, I heard your interview on Radio 4. I wanted to contact you to…
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Richi Sunac help advice needed
Hi My wife is 64 and has a small work pension - i am 66 with a small pension and now a state pension, our student son lives with us in our Band E property, it seems we would get nothing at the present time from this government to help with energy prices - what is happening please?
