warm home discount scheme

richard9991

tina1109 wrote: »

Sent in my proof of benefit to BRITISH GAS last Wednesday 22nd January
How long does it take for them to send the cheque????.?

you don't get a cheque you get a credit to your bill or if prepayment meter vouchers.

The_Boltonian

I recently learned that my wife and I are eligible for a £135 rebate under the warm home discount scheme as we are in fuel poverty.
However, the discount will not appear on my bill from First Utility until March 2014.

Using various compare sites indicates I could save by leaving First Utility for new company OVO on a fixed term of 12 months.

What would happen to the rebate if I changed?
Would I have to apply again as it is on a first come first served basis - according to the info I received before I applied.

Thanks ever so much.
Derek
The Boltonian.

jacques_chirac

The_Boltonian wrote: »

I recently learned that my wife and I are eligible for a £135 rebate under the warm home discount scheme as we are in fuel poverty.
However, the discount will not appear on my bill from First Utility until March 2014.

Using various compare sites indicates I could save by leaving First Utility for new company OVO on a fixed term of 12 months.

What would happen to the rebate if I changed?
Would I have to apply again as it is on a first come first served basis - according to the info I received before I applied.

Thanks ever so much.
Derek
The Boltonian.

You would have to reapply. I'm pretty certain you would be too late to get this year's payment with any new provider, and last time I checked OVO do not offer the WHD. Unless the difference is substantial, I would stay where you are for now.

peter999

nannytone wrote: »

i pay by direct debit and can see scottish power are going to play the same games they played last year!

just sent a meter reading and my account is £60 in credit and they want to put my payments up by £25 a month to cover the period til april.
'but i qualify for the warm home scheme and so there is £135 to be credited to my account in time for that bill' i say.
we dont care they say, we will lower your payments after april to reflect this!

so all summer i underpay because there is a large amount of credit due to the fact that they ignore the WHD.

they dont know their @rses from their elbows!

nannytone wrote: »

come aprul, scottish power will drop my payments ridiculously low again (£28 a month and im all electric) because the WHD will put me so far in credit.
then the same thing will happen again next winter and they will hike the pauments up again.

i dont know why they refuse to see the whole picture and just allow me to set the amount of my DD to around £35 a month all year

That's because it was always a stupid idea to have a one off payment, to only pay to electricity accounts and to let each energy supplier run its own scheme with its own rules.

Three basic but fundamental faults.

The_Boltonian

jacques_chirac wrote: »

You would have to reapply. I'm pretty certain you would be too late to get this year's payment with any new provider, and last time I checked OVO do not offer the WHD. Unless the difference is substantial, I would stay where you are for now.

Difference is c.300 so will wait for March to get the first discount paid then change to a 12 month fixed rate without the discount.

I will then review again.

sniggings

The_Boltonian wrote: »

I recently learned that my wife and I are eligible for a £135 rebate under the warm home discount scheme as we are in fuel poverty.
However, the discount will not appear on my bill from First Utility until March 2014.

Using various compare sites indicates I could save by leaving First Utility for new company OVO on a fixed term of 12 months.

What would happen to the rebate if I changed?
Would I have to apply again as it is on a first come first served basis - according to the info I received before I applied.

Thanks ever so much.
Derek
The Boltonian.

you wouldn't get it, but the March date is just the date the Money will be paid by, they could pay it sooner.

I'm with BG and they have credited my account already with the £135.

tina1109

Sent my proof of identification, benefit letter to BRITISH GAS
On 22nd January 2014, i still haven't received the credit voucher/cheque
For WFDS.


How long does it take????

All i can afford is £5 on my electric and keep going in
Emergency on meter key. Cant even put gas on



Please can anyone help??

Cant afford to ring them

sniggings

tina1109 wrote: »

Sent my proof of identification, benefit letter to BRITISH GAS
On 22nd January 2014, i still haven't received the credit voucher/cheque
For WFDS.


How long does it take????

All i can afford is £5 on my electric and keep going in
Emergency on meter key. Cant even put gas on



Please can anyone help??

Cant afford to ring them

it's a freephone number if you are on a payment meter 0800 294 8604 or 0800 072 8625 if on a bill, or you can email them.

I got mine through the end of Jan, did you apply for it in time? you should have gotten on letter to say whether you got the discount or not.

tina1109

There was about 6days left by the time i got the letter
I can only ring from a landline on those numbers.

I will try and email them

Thanks

rich_shot2003

tina1109 wrote: »

Sent my proof of identification, benefit letter to BRITISH GAS
On 22nd January 2014, i still haven't received the credit voucher/cheque
For WFDS.


How long does it take????

All i can afford is £5 on my electric and keep going in
Emergency on meter key. Cant even put gas on



Please can anyone help??

Cant afford to ring them

payments can take till March 31st.

i did mine months ago and still not got it.

even if you do call them all they say is that you will get it before 31st March but they can check to make sure you will get it.

last year i got mine on the last day which was March 31st.