My monthly bill has increased by £193

richo78

Hi all
I am with British gas and live in a 1 bed bungalow with my disabled wife. Our monthly bill is to increase from £123  to a whopping £317! All British gas can say ( via online chat as the office is always closed when I finish work) is thst its a fair price for our usage. I have tried looking at switching but it's impossible at the moment. 
Does anyone know if others have had such a price increase and does anyone have any advice on what to do? 
Please help!
Thanks 
Paul 

Evan3020

The best advice is to use less, i assume you are on the SVR? if so that is the best you will get.
Everyone has to cut back on their usage.

Robin9

richo78 said:

 ................for our usage. I .............

Do you keep your own meter readings please ?

Have you actual meter readings please -  look for a bill of 12 months ago with the letter A  (or our read, your read, C etc -  NOT E)   and today please


Edit if you are coming off a good fix this is quite possible.  Be aware this is a sign of things to come.

PS Did you get the £150 ?  You will also get £400 in installments, plus the Winter fuel Allowance and the disability benefits.

The_Fat_Controller

Are you talking about the ACTUAL BILL or how much BG have asked you to pay by monthly Direct Debit ?

Have you recently taken a new fix or come off an old fix and moved to the standard variable tariff ?

What is your actual annual use for both fuels in kWh and what tariff are you now on ?

Please pots the relevant standing charges and unit rates and someone will check what your usage will cost.

Is you account currently in credit or debit ?

jimjames

richo78 said:

Hi all
I am with British gas and live in a 1 bed bungalow with my disabled wife. Our monthly bill is to increase from £123  to a whopping £317! 

Have you chosen an expensive fix with BG? You don't have to choose a fix, you can go to the SVT if you prefer but not all suppliers make that clear