Over 70 on Pension Credit?

Joyful

Just in case any of you are considering switching away from the Big suppliers can I suggest you hold off until you receive your £80 payment on Electricity accounts. Not all suppliers are part of this Government agreement. This payment will be added in June.

As the title says, this only applies to people who are were 70 years of age and over by 26.3.2010 and are also receiving Pension Credit.

These are the Suppliers involved

• British Gas
• EDF Energy
• EON
• Npower
• Scottish Power
• Scottish and Southern Energy

Here is the link for more information http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_186355

Haarlem

More hidden tax on other customers, and £80 for many who did not did not make provision for their old age.

Subsidised tariffs are not the answer and do not target those who genuinely deserve help.

Joyful

I am sure we will see more action in the future. People always want the Energy suppliers to give more money away. This is one way and it is a major step as it's the first time the Government has shared information with the industry. Who knows, they might soon tell the Suppliers who should also get their Social Tariffs as well.

Gerrard_8_lfc

This saddens me because what about those who really need help ? the over 60s get £250 at winter what do the rest get told " get on with it".

the people on Social tariffs should not be those who dont work it should b those on dire straights and the £80 would help them. ( I dont mean Dowl wallers).

People who have been just put out a job Shame on the industry not only old people need help (most of them are quite well off)

Joyful

I agreed totally with you Gerrard_8_lfc. People without children who fall on hard times really struggle to pay their bills. Most suppliers including BG offer other help to bring down the bills ie insulation but it does always seem that the focus of the Government is the older people.

If lower paid were to get more help in the form of lower tariffs this would have to be done with the Government though otherwise the suppliers would never know when to remove the lower tariffs.

thor

Guys, I wouldn't worry about certain groups of people getting aid at the expense of others cause when the tories get in, nobody will be getting any help.

Haarlem

Joyful wrote: »

I am sure we will see more action in the future. People always want the Energy suppliers to give more money away. This is one way and it is a major step as it's the first time the Government has shared information with the industry. Who knows, they might soon tell the Suppliers who should also get their Social Tariffs as well.

The Energy Suppliers are not giving away money. It does not come out of their profit, but a levy applied to everyone instructed to do so by the government.

This is in effect a tax on energy. I am not against a tax (or levy if you prefer), but I feel it should be clearly stated on our bills as a % added to the total.

Also it is a tax that is re-distributed by the Energy companies setting their own rules, which are not transparent and with little information that anyone can access.

kjsmith7

Either way, the premise of other posters arguments is still true Haarlem, regardless of where the money has come from or whether it has been declared. I agree with helping the elderly and on low incomes, but being child-free myself I sometimes feel a sting of unhappiness.

Thor: lol - couldn't agree more (which is why I didn't vote for them today!)