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Extra £225m to help beat fuel poverty.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7341809.stm
According to this report:
"Up to 100,000 households could be helped with their fuel bills under a deal agreed between the UK's big six energy companies and the government."
Anyone know how you qualify for such assistance?
According to this report:
"Up to 100,000 households could be helped with their fuel bills under a deal agreed between the UK's big six energy companies and the government."
Anyone know how you qualify for such assistance?
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Ask to go on your providers social tariff.
You would need to meet the criteria, where you spend more than 10% of your income on fuel.
Some suppliers, like Ebico, are upfront about this and others make it hard to find.0 -
Be careful with social tariffs - they are not always the cheapest tariff on the market. There was a piece on Working Lunch the other week about them, and how they are not always the best deal.DFW Nerd no. 884 - Proud to [strike]be dealing with[/strike] have dealt with my debts0
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