How much do you put on your electric per week

MWT

Keep in mind that 'affordable' and 'manageable' are not the same thing, and while a credit tariff is almost always going to be cheaper than pre-payment, not everyone is able to manage a credit tariff as it requires more discipline and diligence to avoid unexpected bills.

Gerry1

If Ofgem were any good, they'd mandate that PPM customers would have access to the same tariffs as credit customers, at least if they were vulnerable.   It's scandalous that the poorest people are on the most expensive tariffs.

macman

Gerry1 said:

macman said:

Or is it that you applied for a credit meter but failed the credit check maybe?

If however you insist on staying on a PPM, then the cheapest current tariff (variable) that I can see for my region is Bulb Energy's Varifair

The OP states that they were on a credit tariff that was unaffordable, but switched to a PPM (which has dreadful rates).

We don't know the OP's annual consumption, so it's not possible to say which credit tariff would be the cheapest.  It's almost certainly not Bulb (did you do a Whole Market search?). 

Yes, I saw that, but it's not entirely clear. The OP has switched to a PPM, but, since there is no debt on that, then presumably it was a voluntary switch, not one enforced by SSE? So, although 'unaffordable', the OP was not getting into debt on the credit meter, unless someone else has paid it off.
That Bulb tariff is not a credit tariff, it's a PPM one, and was taken from the MSE guide to Pre-Pay.

MWT

Gerry1 said:

If Ofgem were any good, they'd mandate that PPM customers would have access to the same tariffs as credit customers, at least if they were vulnerable.   It's scandalous that the poorest people are on the most expensive tariffs.

I don't disagree, but I doubt you'll ever see that from Ofgem as it is also undeniable that the infrastructure required to support pre-pay costs the providers more than credit meters and DD.

We drift into areas of social equity, but pretty much everything is cheaper if you have the resources and mobility to buy in larger quantities from the cheapest locations...

Gerry1

It costs the same to send a letter from Soho to Shetland or Southwark, but we're going off topic !

mea1

Im with SSE  befor the 31 July I was pay monthly .  I'm struggling to pay every monthly because my bill was £200 every month and they put me on the highest tariff for 2-year fixed tariff. 
the pay-as-you-go me to inform me I don't know what tell me if I'm on or anything I'm assuming I'm just under standard pay as you go metre



My post code is b63

mea1

They haven't put my debt on my pay-as-you-go metre yet
 My pay monthly bill debt is 2.164
But I got CAB involve and they try to wipe it off for me   .
 Because I get call SSE tell then I can't pay pm  can I go on a pay as you . It take then whole year to fit pay-as-you-go metre in 

macman

MWT said:

Gerry1 said:

If Ofgem were any good, they'd mandate that PPM customers would have access to the same tariffs as credit customers, at least if they were vulnerable.   It's scandalous that the poorest people are on the most expensive tariffs.

I don't disagree, but I doubt you'll ever see that from Ofgem as it is also undeniable that the infrastructure required to support pre-pay costs the providers more than credit meters and DD.

We drift into areas of social equity, but pretty much everything is cheaper if you have the resources and mobility to buy in larger quantities from the cheapest locations...

Pre-smart meters that would have been true, but with the ability to switch meter modes and tariffs remotely, and online top-ups, isn't it less significant now?

macman

mea1 said:

They haven't put my debt on my pay-as-you-go metre yet
 My pay monthly bill debt is 2.164
But I got CAB involve and they try to wipe it off for me   .
 Because I get call SSE tell then I can't pay pm  can I go on a pay as you . It take then whole year to fit pay-as-you-go metre in 

So you have a debt of £2,164 (is that what you mean)?! How on earth did SSE allow you to run up that amount of debt?
This puts a whole new perspective on it, because, unless CAB get that huge debt wiped, you cannot now change supplier, and are stuck with SSE's expensive PPM rate. And obviously you can't switch back to a credit meter if they have imposed a PPM.
It would have helped if you had mentioned the full circumstances at the start. 
Have SSE informed you what level of weekly debt recovery they are intending to set up on the PPM? Because, if you are struggling to afford it with no debt on there yet, then how can you possibly afford it once the debt has been added?

mea1

macman said:

mea1 said:

They haven't put my debt on my pay-as-you-go metre yet
 My pay monthly bill debt is 2.164
But I got CAB involve and they try to wipe it off for me   .
 Because I get call SSE tell then I can't pay pm  can I go on a pay as you . It take then whole year to fit pay-as-you-go metre in 

So you have a debt of £2,164 (is that what you mean)?! How on earth did SSE allow you to run up that amount of debt?
This puts a whole new perspective on it, because, unless CAB get that huge debt wiped, you cannot now change supplier, and are stuck with SSE's expensive PPM rate. And obviously you can't switch back to a credit meter if they have imposed a PPM.
It would have helped if you had mentioned the full circumstances at the start. 
Have SSE informed you what level of weekly debt recovery they are intending to set up on the PPM? Because, if you are struggling to afford it with no debt on there yet, then how can you possibly afford it once the debt has been added?

I keep tell SSE I can't pay when I moved in . But they do nothing to help me . SSE as not informed me with anythink  .  BUT THEY TELLING CAB THERE IS NO DEBT ON MY ACCOUNT 🙄  ?? . AND I HAVE A LETTER . AND WHEN  I CALL THERE IS A DEBT .     CAB have do a complaint form for me because they not give the right information every time