£400 energy allowance

Jaxkelly

Hi.  I live in a annexe joined to a house.  I have my own electricity meter which calculates my spend which is linked to the owner of the main house.  When ever a bill comes in I calculate my usage and pay to the bill payer.  Will I get the £400 allowance.  The bill is not in my name .

Robin9

Sorry no - hopefully the owner will split with you.

Brie

It was mentioned on the news today that there's this assumption/expectation that the billed individual should/will share the benefit.  In particular this has been mentioned regarding those whose energy are included in their rent.  Quite frankly I expect there will be a substantial amount of greed.

ariarnia

Brie said:

It was mentioned on the news today that there's this assumption/expectation that the billed individual should/will share the benefit.  In particular this has been mentioned regarding those whose energy are included in their rent.  Quite frankly I expect there will be a substantial amount of greed.

that was about non-resident landlords if we were reading the same thing. i did wonder about lodgers at the time. as the OP has their own meter and lives in a self contained unit then i wonder if they will be covered by the arrangements for those without a domestic supply like people who live in park homes? 

"As part of this package, we are confirming today that further funding will be available to provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills for the 1% of households who will not be reached through the EBSS. This includes those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier, such as park home residents. An announcement with details on how and when these households across Great Britain can access this support will be made this Autumn."

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/400-energy-bills-discount-to-support-households-this-winter

pochase

The OP qualifies as a household and should be covered by the government statement of further funding.

 For a lodger I am missing the own household part.

ariarnia

pochase said:

The OP qualifies as a household and should be covered by the government statement of further funding.

 For a lodger I am missing the own household part.

as a lodger would it be worth having a conversation with your resident landlord (tea and cake used to be recommended on the housing board)?

its one of those things though. if your bills are included in your rent and your rent has't been put up then you've probably been benefiting for the last few months the same as anyone still on a pre April fix and its your landlord whose had to suck up the higher bills.

you could suggest to your landlord that you pay 50% of the actual bill each month going forward in return for a reduced rent, but you probably want to do the sums on that as even with this £400 you could find your paying more than you are now. if i was a landlord i'd like the idea of bills not being included right now. 

borderline

this is the problem with landlords. If the electricity is included in the rent  chances are landlords have put up the rents to cover energy increase but the tenant won't see a penny when the landlord gets the discount .

Alnat1

The landlord has the problem that his tenants have no incentive to cut their use because it actually is an "all you can eat" situation. 

Was chatting with a friend about her student daughter moving into a new rented house-share. It is bills included and we were actually pitying the landlord, knowing students would have the heating on 24/7 with the windows open cos it's too hot,  3 showers each every day and cooking at different times of the day and night. Rent is fixed for the year.