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AFP just been paid into my bank account after application via portal
Hi all - I've just had the AFP cash paid into my bank account. I applied on Tues 7th March via the online portal - so hopefully others who applied by this route will get the cash soon as well :) :) :)
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Thermal Store
We are renovating a property that is off grid and looking for someone in my area N.York,W.Yorks,Lancs that is Hetas certificated to fit a New Woodburning Stove with Back Boiler,to a thermal store together with Solar Panels and an immersion Heater.
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Heating oil- buy now or wait?
Using boiler juice for quotes, I’ve notice that heating oil has come down in price recently.. I’ve got approx 1 months oil left in my tank.. as this is a money saving site I’m asking on here what you think oil prices will do in the next couple of weeks? 🛢️
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£200 AFP deadline 31 May 2023
I had a woodburner installed in my bungalow in October 2021. Bought a huge crate of kiln-dried logs in November 2021. Will need to re-stock soon. Will I be eligible for the £200 AFP if I bulk-buy in April or May 2023 and submit the required receipt before the deadline? Or is this deadline just applicable to supplies bought…
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EON NEXT ENERGY Will not credit my energy account with my payment
Hi, I paid my energy bill on the 2nd March however as of today's date EON still have not credited my account with the payment. I have checked with my bank and payment has gone to them, I have also sent them proof of payment. They have send emails and texts demanding payment for the bill already paid, threatened me with a…
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Alternative Fuel Payment / Eon
Hi, has anyone with Eon received their alternative fuel payment yet? And is the Eon app working for you. Mine hasn't shown daily usage for weeks and just keeps saying they're updating the app 😢
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Alternative Fuel - Proof of Purchase
On first inspection I should be eligible as no mains gas in the village, but post code not listed (surrounding streets are) Told to apply on line but as I could not afford Oil - Ive been eeking it out for a year (hot water once a week and heating Christmas Day) Coal bought a bag at a time from local shop as and when I…
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Non payment of alternative fuel grant
Hi my friend has a business account with EDF for electricity and has been told that he is ineligible for the oil alternative fuel payment. I wondered if anyone else maight have had a similar experience. He is currently on a three year fixed tariff for electricity so is only paying the old pre October rates but surely that…
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Overnight Power Reduction
Morning all, I have Solar and battery (5.8kWh), and currently utilising Octopus Go's reduced off-peak tariff to charge my battery to 90% each morning, (an amount that reduces my peak consumption to practically zero) however, for the past 2 mornings my battery has only managed to reach 50% and 37% (the second likely due to…
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NO Gas meter point number BUT NO Alternative Fuel Payment
Our village is on the gas grid but households not connected are still using oil fired radiator central heating as we are and we supplement this with a kiln dried log burning stove also feeding the radiator central heating. EoN Next didn't credit the £200 AFP and refused to accept any enquiries until after the end of…
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More delay from Government on paying the £200 Heating Oil allowance
Now you have to go to a new portal (I’m new so I cannot provide a link here) to provide evidence of being a heating oil user and other details. Then a central body - BEIS - analyses your claim. They then pass on your claim to your local council. The council then takes up to 6 weeks to pay the allowance into your nominated…
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Gas or Oil
My property is heated by a 20 year old oil boiler. It runs ok but engineers say its about 30% inefficient. The property is a 1970s bungalow with a well insulated loft, cavity wall insulation, and double glazing. Quotes suggest costs to upgrade the heating system are £8k for oil and ££6.5k for gas, including connection. My…
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Unable to provide receipts for AFP
We're not connected to gas and our main heating is a combination of oil, solid fuel and wood. Octopus said we aren't on the list for AFP and we will have to make an individual claim. I went through this today and we are eligible according to the system. It then asks for receipts post-September 2022 which we don't have. Our…
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Alternative Fuel Payment
I have just received our AFP into our British Gas Account (£200.00) however the amount our bank account has been credited with is only £ 157.00 ... why ? As the title suggests, this is payment towards our oil bill and has nothing to do with our electricity consumption (our account is in credit) so where is the missing…
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Help with heating & hot-water options
Hello, I'm about to buy a 4 bed house (roughly 100 sq m) that has a gas boiler with a hot water tank & a cold water tank. This is quite dated & needs updating. I'm so confused with all the various options & would really appreciate some advice. I love underfloor heating but don't want to do the wet UFH installation (It's…
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Alternative Fuel Payment
Hello I just wanted to see what I could do about the alternative fuel payment of £200 as my heating is done through oil. I am with EDF for electricity and I have contacted them on chat last week and they said they weren't part of the scheme yet? Which I don't think is right? I rung them today and the advisor I spoke to…
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Alternative Fuel Payment
I live in a village with no mains gas and the majority here use heating oil and have received £200 AFPTwo people I know only use electric for their heating…one has received their £200 but the other hasn’t and when they contacted their electricity supplier they said they wouldn’t get it because they use electric.. one gets…
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Alternative Fuel Payment & Solar panels
Hi Everyone in my postcode has received the £200 AFP via their electricity supplier except us. We are with Octopus as are several of our neighbours. We are the only house with solar panels but we don’t use them for heating which is oil fired. Could the government be disqualifying us because of our panels? We’ve been with…
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Oil Combi Boilers
Hi, We currently have a Grant condensing oil boiler. There are a few inconveniences about the boiler. Firstly, it is in the cellar and would prefer it outside. Secondly, we have large cold water storage tanks and a hot water cylinder in a cupboard in the main bathroom taking up a lot of space. I was wondering about…
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Problems cashing alternative fuel voucher.
Has anyone been able to cash the vouchers if they have been sent them by post. If your bank isn't listed then you are supposed to use a Paypoint but what if there isn't one close that's viable? Any advice would be appreciated/
