Any suggestions on how i could get the £400 energy rebate?

crossstitchamy

Afternoon all,

i live in a rented flat, not sure how i could get the energy rebate?
I pay via old style pre-payment meter for the gas with british gas. havent heard anything yet off them Re. the energy rebate.
I pay the landlord for the electric as its on sub meters with it being shops downstairs and another flat next door. 
I pay this seperately from the rent as she sends me a written bill every 3 months. the electric is with e-on. 
if it was included in the rent instead the GOV website suggests a way of getting the rebate.
so as its not in my name, i wouldnt get the energy rebate this way?
or maybe its automatic anyway and she hasnt said anything? cant see that as its not in my name.

has anyone been in this situation and sorted it?

would it be best for me to message british gas and ask them if they can put it on my gas card? easier way of doing things!
or will e-on help me in some way maybe if i gave the name of my landlord so they can put the rebate on and the address of the property i live at and proof that i live there and on UC?

£400 is a lot to miss out on at the moment!
thank you for reading 

[Deleted User]

You're not eligible for the £400 because you don't have your own domestic electricity account with a supplier.

You will have to rely on a discretionary payment from someone, British Gas might be the best idea, but they do not have to give you anything.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

the £400 will go to the electricity account holder, in this case your landlord, she might consider sharing it with you and the other flat.

You mention shops downstairs, so are you on a domestic tariff or business?

crossstitchamy

sparkygrad, thank you.

i've re read what it said on the Gov website. about the 'if you pay for your electricity as part of your rent'
it says that my landlord can pass the discount onto me as she is re -selling it to me.
even though its not part of my rent. she still is re-selling it to me. so i wonder if this still actually applies.
oh whys everything so difficult? lol 

sammyjammy

Its entirely up to her whether she passes it on or not, as someone has asked is it actually a domestic supply?  

[Deleted User]

crossstitchamy said:

sparkygrad, thank you.

i've re read what it said on the Gov website. about the 'if you pay for your electricity as part of your rent'
it says that my landlord can pass the discount onto me as she is re -selling it to me.
even though its not part of my rent. she still is re-selling it to me. so i wonder if this still actually applies.
oh whys everything so difficult? lol 

There are two different things.  It seems likely that your landlord has a business contract (because there is a shop involved), not a domestic one, so there is no £400 for anyone at all in that case.

If your landlord gets a discount on their business electricity rates though (through a different government scheme), they can't make a profit by selling it to you, so your price per unit would come down.

crossstitchamy

so it will be business rates even on all sub meters?  

DE_612183

crossstitchamy said:

so it will be business rates even on all sub meters?  

sort of - the landlord is not allowed to make a profit on the resale of electricity.

crossstitchamy

so are business rates cheaper than domestic? 
as im not in as much as i use to be. and my bill had gone way up (considering the price hikes too) .
i done some investigation got all my old bills together done an average usage of how many KWH i would use in the 3 month period. and there was a few hundred added on this happened twice i just ignored the 1st one.  so its a lot more, even to im in all the time. now im not, the usage shouldve had gone down this is also considering the fridge freezer is on. she had the electrician out to see how it wouldve been used as there couldve been a leak between the sub meter and my flat. 
but they couldnt find what was wrong.  i'll see what my next bill is now. i've spent most of this month at my boyfriends place so it should the usage should be down.
maybe there is some sort of discretionary payment. i might ask citizens advice about this.
thank you

[Deleted User]

Hi,

business is way more expensive.

ariarnia

business rates are normally a lot higher than domestic. 

if you want to test your sub meter then the first thing most people recommend is to turn off everything (even the fridge. it'll be okay for a short time) for maybe three hours or so to see if the numbers on your electric sub meter go up at all. that will tell you if there is a leak or something plugged in you dont know about. 

then turn off everything other than the fridge and go to your OHs for a full 24 hours. see how much the meter goes up. that will tell you if your fridge is using a lot. 

not a perfect solution but an idea.