winter fuel payments

cosmic-dust

dlb wrote:

If your with bristish gas and on a family tax credits/working tax credits they do a winter rebate, i have had £60 gas and £60 elec.
I really does help, but this is only if your a bg customer.

Dear xxxxxxxxxx

Thank you for your email enquiry regarding our Winter Rebate payments. Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your enquiry.

We introduced our Winter Rebate payments in November 2005 and we issued a letter to customers who met the criteria. These letters were issued to customers who met the qualifying guidelines; however, we may not have had sufficient information on a customer’s account to issue this letter at that time. Customers have to receive one of the benefits below for entitlement:

Disability Living Allowance
Pension Credit
Attendance Allowance
War disablement pension which includes either a mobility supplement or constant attendance allowance
Disablement pension which includes constant attendance allowance
Child tax credit where the relevant income is £14,600 or less
Working tax credit where the relevant income is £14,600 or less
Council tax benefit
Housing benefit
Income support
Income-based job seekers allowance

There was a common perception that these payments were available to all customers of pension age. Customers had to be in receipt of one of the benefits described to receive these payments. Our offer was limited and, unfortunately, we have now withdrawn this offer for new registrations. Customers already registered will receive their payments as agreed.

Payments for Winter Rebate 2006 for gas customers was £30.00 in November 2006 and will be £30.00 in February 2007. Payments for Winter Rebate 2006 for electricity customers was £15.00 in November 2006 and will be £15.00 in February 2007.

I am sorry we are unable to backdate any applications. If you have already applied for the offer and have not received any information, please call us on the number mentioned below. One of our agents will be happy to help you in this matter. Please quote your Customer Reference Numbers in any future correspondence.

We work with other organisations to offer products and services to help our customers make savings on their energy bills. Please call us to receive an information pack on these.

I am confident that this response will answer the questions you have asked, and I thank you for taking an interest in our products and services.

If you have any further enquiries please email us at house@house.co.uk. or alternatively call us on 0845 600 5001*

Kind regards

xxxx

Just got this email today.

stressedaah30

does anyone know if other suppliers do similar schemes to british gas thanks
my elec bill was200 for 3 mmonths and putt 15 on gas card meter thanx

happymummy

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/Dev_008270.xml.html