4 free energy saving lightbulbs (merged)

divadee

I have deleted some off topic posts that were argumentative and very offensive.

Please keep this thread on the subject of the freebie, not the rights and wrongs of it please!!!!!

Ant1974

Thanks for deleting his comments.

daviddonna

I got an email from Powergen. It looks like if you're on any sort of benefits, they also offer free energy saving lightbulbs. This is what the email says:

"CaringEnergy offers vulnerable customers a straightforward route into the range of products, measures and services we offer which aim to reduce energy bills, improve energy efficiency, increase household income and affordably heat homes.

CaringEnergy can assist customers in a number of ways:

Free and discounted energy efficiency measures
Free energy efficiency advice
Free low energy light bulbs
Free benefit entitlement checks (to ensure that customers are claiming all the state benefits and credits that they are entitled to.)
Advice on payment methods and tariffs
Priority Services Register (Our Priority Services Register offers a number of services, free of charge, to vulnerable customers.)
Referrals to other grant schemes

As part of CaringEnergy, an additional hardship fund of up to £2 million has been set up.
The Powergen Hardship Fund aims to assist Powergen customers who are low income households who are facing financial difficulty and may not be eligible for financial help from Government schemes.
Customers who wish to find out more should call the dedicated Powergen CaringEnergy number.
We can offer many of these services to all Powergen domestic customers - whether they own their own home or rent.

Please call the Caring Energy team on 0800 051 1480 "

So if you're a Powergen customer and on benefits, you can get free lightbulbs from them as well. Hope it helps someone

altojack

phoned and spoke to scottish lass yes its Phillips bulbs

earthmother

Daviddonna - thanks for the Powergen info. We are classed as a vulnerable household, but when I asked them for help about a year ago, they didn't want to know.

Seeing as we put £125 a month into their coffers, I think I'll give the number a call - see if there's anything they can do to help now.

daviddonna

According to Powergen, they should be able to help you then.

Rallya

Hope this is in the right forum, wasnt sure whether to post it here or in the benefits forum so please move if I got it wrong

Scottish Power and Eaga Partnership are giving away 4 free energy saving light bulbs if you claim any of these benefits:

Income Support
Housing Benefit
Council Tax Benefit
Income based Jobseekers Allowance
Attendance Allowance
Industrial Injuries Disablement Pension Benefit (must include Constant Attendance Allowance)
War Disablement Pension (must include mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (where your income is £14,600 or less)
Working Tax Credit (where your income is £14,600 or less)

Just ring 0844 8000 444 and quote reference RFINSERT and which benefit you get. (Allow 28 days for delivery - i got mine in about 2 weeks)

I got 4 Philips bulbs, 2 were 14 watt (75 watt equivalent) and 2 were 8 watt (60 watt equivalent)

Every little helps as the saying goes

Ral xx

tracy1_2

Phone 084408000444 and quote code B16VM
if you receive any of the following benefits you will receive 4 energy saving lightbulbs
IS
HB
CTB
IBJA
AA
DLA
PC
CTC (income under £14,600)
WTC (income under £14,600)
Indus.Inj. Dis. Pen Benefit(must include constant AA)
War Dis Pen(must include mob.suppl. or constant AA)

mrsyorkie

shame it doesn't count us poor hard working folk in...!

anyone know of any free lightbulbs for people not on benefits?

tinkerbell1978

this has been posted before!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=267117

and similar comments like mrsyorkie's caused it to turn into a thread hitting on people on benefits as you are aware not everyone on benefits are on it through choice and if you think this is the case you are narrow minded.
end of post please do not comment further the last thread had posts removed due to the offensive comments.

feel free to pm grex9101 he shares your views