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There are new rules for installing involuntary prepayment meters!
Thank you @Tori_Scope for sending this report from Ofgem to us in the community 😊 You may have seen online or on the news last night, that from 8th November 2023, energy suppliers will have to follow stricter rules when it comes to installing a prepayment meter involuntarily in a household. There have been many concerns…
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Warm home discount
I haven't received a letter regarding my whd entitlement. I am old style benefits esa/sdp/pip/housing benefit. I called the helpline provided by government. The gentleman advised me I meet the criteria regarding benefits but because my flat energy effiency is c and d my building does not meet criteria i am not entitled.…
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DWP extreme anxiety
Hello. I get pip and LCWRA UC. Ive not had a great week and ive accidentally over the last week gone impulsive and bought some things multiple times over multiple different days (my birthday was sunday so i also wanted to treat myself) its totalled a few hundred.. its made me happy in the moment but now im terrified that…
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UC LCWRA ESA deductions.
Hi, I was recently put into LCWRA on UC and Support group on ESA. My recent statement for UC showed my deduction due to ESA as £561. According to UC themselves the higher support rate ESA was only applied to the last 3 days of my statement. So in effect 27 days were at standard ESA rate. When I queried this I was told…
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Cost of living
Hi friends I’ve got a question needing answer? iv recently changed the way I recive my benifits to(PES) payment exception service active from 2nd feb and changed address.will this delay cost of living payment? as I’ve had last 5 COL payments the 2nd day it’s rolled out I’ve contacted COL AND UC with no help gone round in…
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Price cap ⬇12% from April
I didn't see it mentioned so just thought I'd post it here in case anyone was not aware The energy price cap is going down by around 12% for the April - June period
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Hi, my name is Markie1963! Help with solar panels
Hello everyone, I have an issue with EDF. I am on electricity only and have just have 24 solar panels fitted 3 months ago but have not seen a reduction in my bill. My installer is not helping me and EDF customer help team are next to useless. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. many thanks, MarkieÂ
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Disability cost of living payment
Hi. I’ve been awarded back dated PIP, will this cost of living payment be automatically added to my PIP back pay? Or should I follow the instructions s for missing COL payments? Also will this effect my UC COL payment due? Thanks
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Cost of living £299 February payment.help
I applied for UC On the 14th September 2023 as I was starting maternity leave and moving to SMP. My first assessment/ payment on the 20th of September was a zero award for period 14th September to the 13th October due to me starting my maternity leave and taking annual leave as pay. I then had a 2nd zero award from the…
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Petrol prices around the world
1. Hong Kong (China) 2.37 £
2. Finland 1.73 £
3. Switzerland 1.70 £
4. Netherlands 1.69 £
5. Greece 1.68 £
6. Singapore 1.66 £
7. Denmark 1.66 £
8. Norway 1.63 £
9. Albania 1.60 £
10. France 1.59 £
11. Italy 1.58 £
12. Uruguay 1.57 £
13. Israel 1.57 £
14. United Kingdom 1.54 £
15. Portugal 1.53 £
16. Ireland 1.53 £
17.…
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UK in recession? Does that mean anything for us?
Hello. Does a recession effect us in any way? I think of it as "no money left" is that the case? From Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/uk-economy-in-a-recession-13071973 A recession is defined as two consecutive three-month periods where the economy contracts rather than grows. A major measure of economic growth, gross…
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Has anyone received
Good morning I received universal credit with child element/lcwra and pip. I have previously last year received cost of living payments but to date I have not received February s last payment. Has anyone else received there payment please.Â
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Im on UC but recently applied for pip (November 2023) am I still entitled?
I seem to be in the small group who have not yet received the final 299 cost of living payment. And it dawned on me earlier that am I even going to get it? I'm on uc and have been for years. I've had the first 2 payments. But I recently applied for pip and had my telephone assessment on Friday (9th Feb 24). I've not been…
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Delaying putting heating on
Who's delaying putting the heating on this year ?Our living room is currently 17 degrees c - the coldest that its been since March !We plan to save the heating until December
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Gas was estimated and charged me over £400 while I was sectioned?!
My meter has been broken (it was finally fixed after a year of me complaining to the company about it being broken and it is now a smart meter). So I couldn’t provide gas readings. They estimated me a bill of £430+ for October to January, the entirety of this time I spent sectioned in psychiatric hospital with the boiler…
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Priorities wrong
The government has it's priorities totally wronghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68209712 says that they are planning on spending £5billion on a faster internet - who actually need 1000Mbps ?The NHS is struggling and £5billion would mean thousands of nurses and doctors could be provided ...I started on the internet on…
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Cheap veggies
Just been to Sainsbury’s and they have lots of veggies for sale really cheap. 500g carrots £0.19 down from £0.49 2kg potatoes £0.15 down from £1.15 500g parsnips £0.19 down from not sure 500g sprouts £0.19 down from £0.99 and more I suspect they are making a loss on this but are hoping it will help people to be able to eat…
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Hi, my name is lisal! Neighbour has no food, what help is available?
I’m in Wilmslow and I’m concerned for my neighbor, she’s polished and always worked, she has recently been assigned universal credit, and for the last two weeks she’s had no food, by the time she’s paid her rent she has 20 pounds for the month, no one wants to help because she’s polish but she has lived here for 12 yrs,…
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A handy tip for energy bills
I know there are many who will be dreading their bills during this winter and thought I’d share a great little method that had literally halved my energy bill. A heated blanket/throw! they are easily available on Amazon and other retailers for roughly £40 for a decent sized good quality one. its been a complete game…
