Energy voucher + electric blanket - flummoxed!

IndignantPigeon

Hi folks,

Fantastic help from Scope this winter, they're giving free energy vouchers to help with heating costs AND an electric blanket to keep you toasty! Just go here:

https://www.scope.org.uk/des-vouchers-blankets

But could someone from Scope give some advice? Maybe I'm being daft but I'm not sure what a "credit meter" is (I've posted a question on email but the auto-reply came back might not be answered until after Xmas).

I have a normal standard meter, the dials go round recording how much electricity I use and I pay by direct debit. The application form is confusing me as it says "a credit meter (a credit, or standard meter, is one that constantly records your energy usage and where you are typically billed once a month)".

So am I right thinking I have a credit meter? Or is this something else? Could one of you lovely Scope people explain?

Whether I qualify or not, great stuff Scope : )))

durhamjaide2001

ooh I love electric blankets is this ligit enough @Community_Scope ?

poppy123456

@IndignantPigeon a credit meter is one that you pay for your energy through direct debit or when you receive your bill. It's not the prepayment type.

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/954307#Comment_954307

It's not a scam, the link is the scope website, you can see it here.

https://www.scope.org.uk/des-vouchers-blankets

whistles

I have just applied for an electric blanket. Thank you for the post and link.

I will update and let you know when it arrives etc.

Thank you Scope.

IndignantPigeon

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/954436#Comment_954436

Ohhh, thanks Poppy!! I thought they meant a pre-payment meter or something. That's good news! You get so strapped for money you wonder whether you can afford to buy food or put it aside for the energy bill… I wasn't sure, so first I applied without ticking the box for a credit meter. Then I wondered if I'd misread + applied again, ticking the credit meter box. I'm wondering now whether my first application will disqualify me… Any of you nice people from Scope know??

Morgan_Scope

Hello @IndignantPigeon. It shouldn't do, but I will make them aware of your post here so they can look out for the application. I'll also ask them to look at the wording of the question as it may be causing confusion for other people too (I know I had to look it up too!).

IndignantPigeon

Thanks Morgan_Scope, you've really put my mind at rest! And, yes they really should look at the wording…

IndignantPigeon

Mistaken comment here…

infernogrit

I too found the wording very difficult to understand and had to look up what it meant. I pay by Direct Debit. I applied quite a while back but never received any response. :(

whistles

Have people on here received any blankets?