Disabled, and heating and phone expensive this year?

rogerblack

Some random links.
http://scottishpower.metafaq.com/help/sp-billing/BroaderGroupeligibility is an example of the 'broader group' criteria to be eligible for warm front payment this year, to help with energy costs.
(130 pounds).

To sum up, you need to be in receipt of certain income-related benefits with a young child, or be receiving benefits because you're disabled.

You will need to (usually) contact your electricity company to do this.

If you are not making many calls on your BT landline, it may work out cheaper to apply for 'BT basic' - the eligibility is similar to the above.
Calls may be more expensive, but for truly low users (you can have broadband) it reduces line rental from about 15 to 5 a month.

http://www.bt.com/includingyou/other-products-services-bt-basic.html?s_cid=con_FURL_calls_basic

CharlieBilly

Do you know if you can get bt basic if you only use BT for line rental assuming you qualify for the benefits. I use two providers for phone calls 18866 during day and primus cps for evening/weekend calls I dont make many calls anyway and only us BT for line rental

found some info here

http://www.homephonechoices.co.uk/providers/bt/bt-basic.html

Home phone giant BT has replaced its Light User Scheme with a new package called BT Basic - but is it the right landline deal for you?

BT’s Light User Scheme has been replaced by a new tariff called BT Basic. However, not all BT Light User Scheme customers will qualify for the Basic package, so they may find they are transferred onto the BT standard calling plan - a more expensive tariff that may not suit their household’s calling habits.

Whether you’re a Light User Scheme customer that’s being automatically switched to BT Basic or you are just looking to save money on your home phone bills, BT Basic could be the answer. Read our guide to help you decide if it’s the right option for you…

nannytone_2

pve been wondering about B T basic too.

it does say that you cant have a call package if you use this scheme, but im unsure if i can use ut for the line rental and get a cll package from a different company.

from my limitied research though, a lot of other companies call packages depend on the customer purchasing line rental too