Help I cannot afford a 35% increase

Cardew

Primrose wrote: »

Central heating has made us all very soft. I too was brought up in a house which had a coal fire in the living room and that was the only heating in the house. We all wore extra layers of clothing, wore bed socks and took hot water bottles to bed and we survived. If you cook by gas, cook all your vegetables, including potatoes in the same saucepan and turn the burner down to its lowest point once boiling has been reached. Turn the heating thermostat down one degree. Leave the laundry on the bed for an extra week to reduce heavy washing machine use and wherever possible dry the washing outside rather than use a tumble drier.

And get rid of the internet! didn't have that as kids either!!!!

juliedawn_2

phone and check with them the balance you owe at the mo.£68 sounds alot and in the summer you shouldn't be using much gas.I have a standard bolier and i only have it on for half hour in the morning and half hour at tea time.In April i was £164 in arrears.I put my payment up by £5 a month ( £45 a month) and i phoned today and i now only owe £38.(btw i'm with atlantic gas and electric)

mazlass

I would switch now. There are still some good deals. Why not have your prices capped then at least you will know you wont get any more increases.

chrism_scotland

tomsolomon wrote: »

We pay around £60 a month in the winter for heating, thats low for a three bed semi. With the new price hike from British Gas we now cannot afford to buy gas for our meter. We have a toddler and a baby on the way and I'm on the sick, my parter is athsmatic and needs the heating on when its cold outside. We haven't bought gas for at least four months now, and when the weather gets colder we will just have to suffer because we cant afford it....


You tell me how thats fair, when the owners of British Gas have just announced a 992million profit for the first half year............

Have you thought about trying to get on the Essentials tariff, with you being off sick, depending on the situation you may be eligible.

Steel_2

kittie wrote: »

Don`t worry too much about the children and being cold. Many of us were brought up in the 50s when houses were freezing with frost on the inside of the windows. We were such healthy children and I am sure that the cold helped

Some of us are still living in 50s housing that's freezing cold in winter :rotfl:

But we have an open fire in the living room so during the winter we snuggle closer to it and hibernate in one room under a warm throw.

Reminds me of that old chinese proverb: It is not economical to go to bed early to save candles if the result is twins.

(and before you ask, No! Babies have never happened as a result of our economy drive on the heating!)

BaileyB

davieg11 wrote: »

I already pay £68 a month for gas from British Gas. There is no way I could pay any more. What will happen if I stop paying? Will I be blacklisted from all other gas companies. I am on my 90 days consultation period at work and really worried about what to do.

What tariff are you on?

tomsolomon

chrism_scotland wrote: »

Have you thought about trying to get on the Essentials tariff, with you being off sick, depending on the situation you may be eligible.

I rang them right after posting, I have to ring them again tomorrow to arrange.....