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Flo Gas refusing to reduce direct debit
Hello all We moved into a property back in October. It had a Flo Gas storage tank above ground. As it was very full and an unhelpful landlord it took till January to get it sorted out. By this time we needed more gas so upon speaking to Flo Gas they put it on delivery and topped it up 40% (minimum they’d do) and since then…
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Alternative Fuels Payments
I have only just received the Alternative Fuels Payment from my electricity supplier that was promised back in September last year. Today's budget suggests that ALL households will again benefit from the fuel subsidy for another 3 months. But there does not appear to be any further inclusion of those of us who do not have…
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What cost Hydrogen ?
I understand that Hydrogen Ready Boilers should be available by 2028. Then we be having a 20/80 mix of Hydrogen/Natural Gas. Questions ? Where does this Hydrogen come from ? What effect will there be on the CV ? Any guess at kWh cost ?
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AFP application open receipts required from 1 JUNE not September.
Our electricity supplier (Eon) did not give us the afp. After contacting they advised we apply through the government website. We use oil as we live on a farm lane with no gas. On filling out the application today they require receipts from September to show you use an alternative fuel - If you can't supply them then no…
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MSE News: £200 Alternative Fuel Payment to be paid 'in the New Year'
The Alternative Fuel Payment, which will give £200 to households that don't use mains gas, will be made "as soon as possible in the New Year", according to the Government. We've full info on what the scheme is and how it'll work below. Read the full story here: '£200 Alternative Fuel Payment for households with heating oil…
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AFP (Alternative Fuel Payment) Appeal Process
If for whatever reason you had your claim for AFP rejected there is now an appeal process in place. Make sure you appeal if you met the criteria on the Government portal but received a rejection letter.
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Alternate Fuel Payment £200
Surprised to see £200 arrive in my energy account this week marked Alternative Fuel Payment Grant. We were not expecting it but on further inspection of the criteria used for the initial payments the village is not served by mains gas so every household will receive it no matter what their source of heating and hot water…
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Wood pellet boilers
We live in a rural area and rely on wood pellets for heating and hot water. It has been mentioned that LPG and oil fired systems are eligible for government support, but we've not seen any mention of wood pellets. Has anyone seen or heard an announcement regarding support for wood burners? Like all energy sources, the…
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Alternative Fuel Bill Support - Beware - losing out if you've moved house
We sold and moved out of our previous house at the end of November 2022. That house was heated by oil and solid fuel and we had purchased oil in September 2022 - a tankful costing nearly £500. At that time the Government had not confirmed any process for a COL benefit payment for those using alternative fuels. We've moved…
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Lack of Alternative Fuel Payment
Anyone else in my position and fallen through the cracks - I didn’t get the £400 last summer as I’ve had oil central heating for 30+years. I got the Autumn payments of £67 via my electricity account however I’ve unfortunately moved home in January. I’m renting at the minute so have no electricity account but when I tried…
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Alternative Fuel Payment - praise for EDF (genuinely!)
I qualified for AFP for my oil-fired central heating, payable, as we know, via the electricity supplier. Because I don't pay by direct debit (I pay on credit card when the quarterly paper bill arrives), I was worried about actually getting the AFP cash from my electricity supplier, EDF. Their latest bill to me showed the…
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Calor Gas LPG - problems switching to Flogas
Hi, I just wanted to ask if anyone has any experience in the LPG switching process / CMA regulations? I notified Calor Gas in December 2021 of my intention to switch to Flogas. Unfortunately, Calor Gas was unable to supply the required 10 Year Safety certificate for the underground LPG tank as they had not performed it…
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Will heating oil prices increase following the decision to cut output?
Will heating oil prices increase following the decision to cut output? This is from the BBC News site. Oil prices have surged after several of the world's largest exporters announced surprise cuts in production. I know it is all speculation but I have noticed a 5% increase in my online Boilerjuice quote since yesterday. Is…
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Economy10
Does any one know if the recent government changes to the economy 7 charges the utility companies can charge will also apply to E10.
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Alternative Fuel payment
So at the end of January 23 I moved out of a property with off grid gas and it seems that the people that moved in after me mid February have got the £200 credited to their electric bill, this carnt be right , surely I'm entitled to something ?.
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Cant seem to get Alternative Fuel Payment
We are a small community of 6 houses - none of which are able to get gas and are either on oil or Air Source Heating. Our postcode is not registered on the off-gas-live postcodes (could be cos a business in this postcode away from the houses has recently had gas installed but we cannot connect to it) Tried to fill in the…
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Help with energy bills Gov
Hello My mother is in a care home she has been paying for he care up until January this year, and email was sent from the care home to say that people in carehomes my be able for the government energy bills, they require proof of payment, which we have until January this year do you think that we are able to get the…
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Flogas not delivering
In March 2023 Flogas wrote notifying us that they will no longer deliver our bulk gas supply as we have a covered walkway of our Grade II Listed building and we need to remove the roof before they will deliver. The issue appears to be a "line of sight" from the tank to the delivery tanker - however both drivers and one of…
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Natural Gas - Price
The price of natural gas seems to have plummeted to below the low point of a year ago. In that case, why is my gas bill do damnably high? See the roller coaster on a chart, easily found by a search.
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Considering buying house on Bulk LPG metered estate
Hi all! We are contemplating putting an offer on a house that's on an LPG metered estate (in Scotland). I wondered if any of you might have some details on the usual contractual arrangements that are in place, particularly how someone on a metered estate might be able to 'move off'. For context, the house was built as part…
