If you are aged 75 or over, or have a child under two, energy suppliers will be permanently banned from forcibly installing a prepayment meter in your home on 8 November. It comes as the energy regulator's current code of practice is to be extended, and become mandatory, in a bid to protect more households.
Forced prepayment meter fittings to be banned for over-75s and those with young children – here's what you need to know
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Forced prepayment meter fittings to be banned for over-75s and those with young children

MSE_Molly_G
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Well that's definitely a thing.I look forward to last winter's tabloid headlines of "80-year-old granny cut off by heartless energy co's prepayment meter" being replaced this year with "80-year-old granny sued by heartless energy co for unpaid bills".N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Shell (now TT) BB / Lebara mobi. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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MSE_Molly_G said:in a bid to protect more households.
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matt_drummer said:MSE_Molly_G said:in a bid to protect more households.Also, isn't prepayment cheaper than credit these days? And potentially cheaper than DD, depending on tariff and consumption?N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Shell (now TT) BB / Lebara mobi. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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QrizB said:matt_drummer said:MSE_Molly_G said:in a bid to protect more households.Also, isn't prepayment cheaper than credit these days? And potentially cheaper than DD, depending on tariff and consumption?
Organisation such as the CAB still perpetuate a myth it costs more.1 -
Prepayment meters will never be as cheap as not paying your bill.0
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They also need to know that you are over 75 or have under 2. So do you need to register as vulnerable?
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la531983 said:QrizB said:matt_drummer said:MSE_Molly_G said:in a bid to protect more households.Also, isn't prepayment cheaper than credit these days? And potentially cheaper than DD, depending on tariff and consumption?
Organisation such as the CAB still perpetuate a myth it costs more.0 -
bristolleedsfan said:la531983 said:QrizB said:matt_drummer said:MSE_Molly_G said:in a bid to protect more households.Also, isn't prepayment cheaper than credit these days? And potentially cheaper than DD, depending on tariff and consumption?
Organisation such as the CAB still perpetuate a myth it costs more.1 -
No mention of smart meters being remotely changed to PAYG, just says about forcefully fitted pp meters2
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The debt repayment rates are much lower being repaid via a prepayment meter because there's a maximum weekly repay amount they are allowed to install on the meter..It used to be a max of £14 a week even if you owed thousands with much smaller amounts of no more than £4 a week for an amount of around £750 .
The suppliers will be asking for repayments of much more than that on credit meter debts .0
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