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What % of your income goes on BASIC utilities?

Following another thread about rent/mortgage, the next question has to be about BASIC utilities. This isn't the cost of your Sky, or iPhone. But "the basics".

So, how much of your TOTAL household take-home income (including any benefits, maintenance, etc) goes on just:
  • Council tax
  • Gas
  • Water
  • Electricity.
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 6 May 2013 am31 8:46AM
    If I were in a job (living off house savings at moment), mine would be 20-25%.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    Basic utilities in the country include logs and oil. Few of us pay the element of the water bill that's for sewerage.

    I swap things for logs and I also make some myself.

    Gas comes in a £40 bottle.

    As for electricity, I lost track of that when we went paperless, but I guess that was the idea! :rotfl:

    In other words, no idea, I'm afraid. :o
  • sandsni
    sandsni Posts: 683 Forumite
    On benefits, in NI, mine is around 17%.
  • angelsmomma
    angelsmomma Posts: 1,192 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Income approx £1500 month, basic utilities £200 even if I add my virgin media and tv licence it only comes to £236 so not much really. I also only have a pay as you go mobile .
    Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
  • Tenyearstogo
    Tenyearstogo Posts: 692 Forumite
    Just under 10% of our combined income.
  • Brallaqueen
    Brallaqueen Posts: 1,355 Forumite
    15-16 % approx of monthly income (not including lodger or OT)
    Emergency savings: 4600
    0% Credit card: 1965.00
  • Dunroamin
    Dunroamin Posts: 16,908 Forumite
    Both of us retired with expensive oil central heating - about 10% of household income.
  • leveller2911
    leveller2911 Posts: 8,061 Forumite
    For us its around 10-12%. Just coming to the end of a 2yr fixed rate for gas/electric (£960 yr for a 3 bed semi).

    We had a decent deal with EON last time for a duel fuel tarif so I 've been looking into fixing again and we can get an 18 month deal and save around £30-00 compared to our last deal so going for a fixed deal has paid off.
  • mildredalien
    mildredalien Posts: 1,057 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    About 7% of joint income - gas and electricity is on fixed rate with Scottish Power, we live in a 3 bed terrace.
    Savings target: £25000/£25000
    :beer: :T


  • Malky
    Malky Posts: 694 Forumite
    About 8% of our combined income goes on utility bills
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