No energy payment for coin meter customers?

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I have looked into the £400 energy payment but can't find any information about people who have coin-operated meters in their home.
I pay for electricity with £1 and £2 coins. My gas/heating is included as part of my rent (I have no control over it so it's completely off for 6 months of the year).
Does anyone know where me and my neighbours stand on this?
It seems unfair if rich people who own expensive houses get financial help but us that can only afford to rent a cheap 1 bedroom flat with a coin meter don't get anything. One of my neighbours struggles so much to pay the electricity that she asks to borrow £1 coins from others
I pay for electricity with £1 and £2 coins. My gas/heating is included as part of my rent (I have no control over it so it's completely off for 6 months of the year).
Does anyone know where me and my neighbours stand on this?
It seems unfair if rich people who own expensive houses get financial help but us that can only afford to rent a cheap 1 bedroom flat with a coin meter don't get anything. One of my neighbours struggles so much to pay the electricity that she asks to borrow £1 coins from others
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the government were working on a way for people who dont have there own electric account to get the 400 but i havent heard anything recently.
this is the most recent i can find online from last week (and doesn't have any new info but shows they've not scrapped the idea)
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/energy-rebate-no-electricity-connection-28371287
It's amazing how those with a can-do attitude and willingness to 'pitch in and work' get all the luck, isn't it?
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So OP, can you see exactly what £1 or £2 coin buys you in kwh s ( 1 unit on the meter is a kwh ) .I pay 33 p for my 1 kwh but also pay 48 p a day standing charge .
At the moment I am using 4 kwh s a day which costs me £1.32 a day plus 48 p making daily total of £1.80 .
But then up to April I am getting £67 a month reduction
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Which may not seem a lot but that's for a tiny 1 bedroom flat with me at work all day until 5pm and then at my gf's house most evenings.
Bearing in mind the gas heating I have is factored into my rent, so I'm effectively still paying for it through rent increases instead of directly, but unable to have access to any help like those with direct contracts with energy companies.
This energy scheme is another unfair idea that leaves out some of the poorest and may even allow the landlords to reap the benefits if they are getting the payment themselves
The reason I ask is because they may well be willing to share the £400 between them and you and whoever pays this way.
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