ESA + SDP
tcellmutation
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Received a letter today saying my ESA is going from £198.60 to £204.75 per week. That’s an extra £319.80 per year. That’s quite a bit increase!
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It will obviously help but is still only a 3% increase when inflation is running at close to 6% so sadly it is unlikely to enhance your lifestyle.0
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My PIP has gone from £608.60 to £638.40. That’s an extra £247 per year. Landlord increased rent by £100 per month so applied for DHP and got an extra £125 per month for the next 6 months. In August last year I managed to secure a fixed rate electricity (all electric at my place) tariff until Aug 31st 2023! Just before the prices went crazy! Time to save!0
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tcellmutation said: In August last year I managed to secure a fixed rate electricity (all electric at my place) tariff until Aug 31st 2023! Just before the prices went crazy! Time to save!0
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calcotti said:tcellmutation said: In August last year I managed to secure a fixed rate electricity (all electric at my place) tariff until Aug 31st 2023! Just before the prices went crazy! Time to save!0
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Down side is I’ve ordered an electric car but can’t get a home charger installed so I’ll be at the mercy of public chargers at crazy rates0
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woodbine said:Three bits of good news, £200 credit on your electric bill in Oct 2022, although its not a grant and will be repaid later when hopefully prices come down, also £40 a year off gas for five years, and a £150 grant for everyone in bands A-D for council tax.
Add all that to the 3.1% benefits uplift and the news could be worse.
My app hasn’t been working recently so I’ve not been able to check my usage. They gave me £20 in compensation. Booked for my smart meter display to be replaced but the engineer canceled so they gave me another £30.
Cheeky tho as when shell credit your account with any discount, in order for your bills to come off of the credit you have, you have to stop your direct debit which then stops the daily standing charge discount. So now I’ve canceled the direct debit in order to use the credit on my account and my daily standing charge has gone from £0.28p per day to £0.43p per day.0 -
woodbine said:Three bits of good news, £200 credit on your electric bill in Oct 2022, although its not a grant and will be repaid later when hopefully prices come down, also £40 a year off gas for five years, and a £150 grant for everyone in bands A-D for council tax.
I think you have misunderstood the energy bills. My understanding is a £200 credit will be applied to electric bills in Autumn 2022 but customers will then have to pay this back at £40/annum for five years from 2023. (The £200 is therefore an imposed loan. Ironically my cash flow will be worse off as a result because I am on a fixed tariff until 2023 so will get hit by having to repay £40/annum just at the time I can expect a massive hike in my energy bills!)
Am not aware of any credits for gas bills.
Millions to receive £350 boost to help with rising energy costs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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I wonder how the £200 will be handled in regards to pre-payment as I know a fair few people that still pay this way. Will they just directly add it to their balance on the meter?0
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MarkM88 said:I wonder how the £200 will be handled in regards to pre-payment as I know a fair few people that still pay this way. Will they just directly add it to their balance on the meter?The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will consult on how best to deliver the energy rebate, for example how to ensure that domestic customers on different payment methods and supplier contracts benefit.I note that there's also reference to existing proposals expanding eligibility for Warm Home Discount but I can't see any details on that.0
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