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Gas and electric arrears
froglinton
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Energy
If money is owed on a gas and electric account, the company wont accept a payment plan If I was to contact another company and set up a new supply would this be a problem, would the new company check the arrears.
This sounds dishonest but I am trying to sort out a bad situation.
Bgas wont accept £150 a month from me to clear the arrears they want full payment of £600 or nothing and have advised me to contact the energy trust fund, as I am in receipt of ESA and DLA.
My worry is if this application get turns down and they wish to fit a pre payment meter I am in breach of my tenancy agreement and could face eviction.
I can afford £150 a month on my gas and electric now I have ESA and DLA in place combined with my partners earnings, so I would pay £100+ to new company and when the debt went to a collection agency I would be able to pay £50 a month to them, I would supply a budget sheet.
I don't know what else to do, I am making myself sick with worry.
This sounds dishonest but I am trying to sort out a bad situation.
Bgas wont accept £150 a month from me to clear the arrears they want full payment of £600 or nothing and have advised me to contact the energy trust fund, as I am in receipt of ESA and DLA.
My worry is if this application get turns down and they wish to fit a pre payment meter I am in breach of my tenancy agreement and could face eviction.
I can afford £150 a month on my gas and electric now I have ESA and DLA in place combined with my partners earnings, so I would pay £100+ to new company and when the debt went to a collection agency I would be able to pay £50 a month to them, I would supply a budget sheet.
I don't know what else to do, I am making myself sick with worry.
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You are not allowed to switch suppliers with that ammount (£600 ) still in arrears. the limit, I think , is £400 .0
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Tenancy term about change to prepayment is likely to be an unfair term and unenforcable. Probably. Loads about this......do a google search.
Realistically how would the landlord know?"If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools"
Extract from "If" by Rudyard Kipling0
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