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Prepayment £400 energy rebate vouchers.

How can energy rebate vouchers be used? Each voucher will be worth £66 or £67 but I am under the impression that the maximum amount I can load onto my electricity key is £49.
Does the remainder have to be spent on gas? If so what happens to energy customers in all electric homes?

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  • marcia_
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    edited 30 September 2022 at 5:16PM
     It can only be used towards electricity accounts 

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  • t0rt0ise
    t0rt0ise Posts: 4,669 Forumite
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    Most keys hold £255. Who is your supplier? Also some suppliers are saying the voucher can be used for electricity or gas.
  • £49 is the maximum you can add in one transaction onto the keys, the keys themselves hold more than £49 it just has to be loaded in multiple transactions.
  • seaurchin
    seaurchin Posts: 14 Forumite
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    edited 30 September 2022 at 7:32PM
    Energy supply is dual fuel from Bulb & my DNO is SSE I put £50 on by key a few minutes ago as the PayPoint operator said that this was the maximum I could add to my key in one go.

  • ....and you can add £16 in another transaction. I've been buying £100+ electricity credit for years at the post office, I always end up with say 3 receipts for £30 £30 £40.
  • I had an email from utilita stating “your energy voucher is here” but no attachment. 

    Anyone else had this?
  • kimp22
    kimp22 Posts: 166 Forumite
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    I am on a smart meter prepayment meter and the £66 was just added on meter on Friday. I am sure when I used to get the warm home discount it was just topped up as I topped up..I remember ringing them saying I hadn't received it and they told me to top up more frequently and it would come on which it did. Then last year it turned into a letter to take post office and they put separate amounts on to make it up to £140.

    Kim
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