I pay for British Gas, wife pays for Electric on EDF - do we both get £400 / £66 per month?

mrpopkins

Hi all. I hope someone can help me out.

I pay for British Gas, wife pays for Electric on EDF - do we both get £400 / £66 per month or does only one of us get the monthly payment?

I cant seem to find this info anywhere.

Many thanks.

[Deleted User]

Good morning. The £66 discount is only applied to electric unfortunately.

MWT

mrpopkins said:

Hi all. I hope someone can help me out.

I pay for British Gas, wife pays for Electric on EDF - do we both get £400 / £66 per month or does only one of us get the monthly payment?

I cant seem to find this info anywhere.

Many thanks.

Your wife gets the money, it is only applied to the electricity account...

mrpopkins

Ok. thanks for your answers folks. very helpful.  is there a link that states this anywhere? much appreciated.

MWT

mrpopkins said:

Ok. thanks for your answers folks. very helpful.  is there a link that states this anywhere? much appreciated.

Here you go...

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/getting-the-energy-bills-support-scheme-discount

[Deleted User]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/getting-the-energy-bills-support-scheme-discount

https://help.shellenergy.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/8410457549073-The-Energy-Bills-Support-Scheme-EBSS-explained

https://consumeradvice.scot/the-energy-bills-support-scheme-ebss-your-questions-answered/

https://www.eonnext.com/energy-bill-support-scheme

https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/energy-bills-support-scheme

Really don't know how you "can't seem to find this info anywhere".  It's also been in most newspapers, on all television news channels and many interviews with Martin Lewis and similar.

mrpopkins

No need to be rude. 

BOTH British gas AND EDF lay out how they will pay out but NEITHER make it clear what happens if one person pays for gas and the other for electric that I could find.

Look: http s://ww w.britishgas.co.uk/energ y/help-if-youre-struggling-to-pay/government-support.html

No mention of edf or who gets what above.

What I really was looking for was a link with that exact info.

Robin9

Does this help

edfenergy.com/for-home/energy-bills-support-scheme


Did your wife get an email from EDF in mid Sept ?

LindsayT

It doesn't mention what happens if one pays for gas and the other pays for electric because it was always going to the electric account.
That's because everyone has electric (unless they are off grid) but not everyone has gas.

[Deleted User]

The same situation applies all consumers that have separate suppliers for gas and electricity. The OP could speak nicely to his wife and ask her to make a £33 payment to his gas account each month! 

[Deleted User]

EdF:



British Gas:


Both say the same thing about getting the discount on a gas account.