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What happens when you can't pay your energy bill?

sugarpants_2
sugarpants_2 Posts: 601 Forumite
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Just recieved red letter demanding £350 for gas and electric. We simply cant pay that till end of month. I could pay only half of it.

What do I do?:confused:

Will they cut us off? Will they send another red bill?
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  • sugarpants_2
    sugarpants_2 Posts: 601 Forumite
    We also havent paid our lloyds loan this month either...omg im at the end of my tether.

    Even the sunshine and trip to the park with my daughter hasnt cheered me up:(
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  • sugarpants_2
    sugarpants_2 Posts: 601 Forumite
    Oops on title I put can and meant CANT!!! Wht a complete doughnut..Cant you tell Im stressed?
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    Pay it as soon as you can. You will be sent a reminder and they won't cut you off straight away.
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  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
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    sugarpants wrote: »
    Oops on title I put can and meant CANT!!! Wht a complete doughnut..Cant you tell Im stressed?

    You can Edit the title. Click the Edit button, there is an advanced edit button, press that then you can edit the title
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    sugarpants wrote: »
    Oops on title I put can and meant CANT!!! Wht a complete doughnut..Cant you tell Im stressed?


    You can edit the title. Just click edit and then advance :)
    £2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4 :).............................NCFC member No: 00005.........

    ......................................................................TCNC member No: 00008
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  • sugarpants_2
    sugarpants_2 Posts: 601 Forumite
    Rikki
    Our energy supplier is Npower. I hope youre right. Hoping they will wait till end of month as thats why DH gets paid. I have been paid today but I have to pay other bills and get food shopping with it. I never seem to have any money at moment.
    SAVING FOR OUR FIRST HOUSE DEPOSIT

    15,000 NEEDED /35,000 SAVED SO FAR! :j
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    sugarpants wrote: »
    Rikki
    Our energy supplier is Npower. I hope youre right. Hoping they will wait till end of month as thats why DH gets paid. I have been paid today but I have to pay other bills and get food shopping with it. I never seem to have any money at moment.

    Is the bill estimated?

    I give my supplier a reading and that generates a new bill. Possible delaying tack tick.
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  • tiff
    tiff Posts: 6,608 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Savvy Shopper!
    Set up direct debit payments, that way you will never have a big bill to pay - especially if your budget is tight.
    “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” - Dave Ramsey
  • tryingtodobetter
    tryingtodobetter Posts: 361 Forumite
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    The best thing to do is phone the company and explain that you can't pay it all straight away but that you are willing to make weekly payments until you are able to clear the rest. It is better to be up front with companies such as gas, elec and water etc than just not pay. Hope you manage to get it sorted.
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    tiff wrote: »
    Set up direct debit payments, that way you will never have a big bill to pay - especially if your budget is tight.

    Or put that amount of money away monthly in your own account so you can pay the bills as they come in. :)
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